Querencia

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 2 Spanish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

English

Etymology

From Spanish querencia.

Pronunciation

IPA: /kɛ'rɛnsɪə/

Noun

Singular querencia

Plural querencias

1. (Bullfighting) the area of the bull-ring where the bull makes its stand

   • 1994: The wolf paced and circled limping on three legs and then crouched by the iron stake where it seemed she’d made her querencia. — Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing

Spanish

Etymology

From querer.

Pronunciation

IPA: /ke'renθja/

Noun

querencia f

1. an animal's lair
2. (Bullfighting) the bull's querencia
3. the homing instinct of an animal
4. homesickness, nostalgia

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