"querencia" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kɛˈɹɛnsɪə/ [UK] Forms: querencias [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish querencia. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|querencia}} Spanish querencia Head templates: {{en-noun}} querencia (plural querencias)
  1. (bullfighting) The area of the bull-ring where the bull makes its stand. Categories (topical): Bullfighting
    Sense id: en-querencia-en-noun--7NcBgpE Topics: bullfighting, entertainment, lifestyle
  2. (New Mexico) homesickness, nostalgia
    Sense id: en-querencia-en-noun-31ccJyeD Categories (other): New Mexico English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /keˈɾenθja/ [Spain], [keˈɾẽn̟.θja] [Spain], /keˈɾensja/ [Latin-America], [keˈɾẽn.sja] [Latin-America] Forms: querencias [plural]
Etymology: From querer (“to want”) + -encia. Etymology templates: {{suf|es|querer|-encia|t1=to want}} querer (“to want”) + -encia Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} querencia f (plural querencias)
  1. longing, want Tags: feminine Synonyms: anhelo
    Sense id: en-querencia-es-noun-d0ExljHh
  2. homesickness, nostalgia Tags: feminine Synonyms: añoranza, morriña, nostalgia
    Sense id: en-querencia-es-noun-31ccJyeD Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms suffixed with -encia Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 6 39 24 23 8 Disambiguation of Spanish terms suffixed with -encia: 14 32 20 21 13
  3. the homing instinct of an animal Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-querencia-es-noun-W8RsZqsa
  4. (bullfighting) the bull's querencia Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Bullfighting
    Sense id: en-querencia-es-noun-fWGIf23G Topics: bullfighting, entertainment, lifestyle
  5. an animal's lair Tags: feminine Synonyms: guarida, madriguera
    Sense id: en-querencia-es-noun-4bcUviO5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aquerenciarse Related terms: la cabra siempre tira al monte

Inflected forms

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