"querencia" meaning in English

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Noun

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

Inflected forms

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