Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

querencia

/kɛˈɹɛnsɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: que-ren-sia
IPA: /kɛˈɹɛnsɪə/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The area of the bull-ring where the bull makes its stand.

noun

homesickness, nostalgia

Example Sentences

"Once hit, a rebel unit must be hit again, and remain hit; the army must penetrate the querencia where – like a fighting bull – it was at home, and stay there, driving it out into unknown and unfriendly territory."
"The wolf paced and circled limping on three legs and then crouched by the iron stake where it seemed she’d made her querencia."
"“We’ve lived there so long because of our querencia,” said Ms. Garcia, a term she defined as “a cultural longing, a pull, that keeps us there.”"

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish querencia.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kɛˈɹɛnsɪə/
British English: /kɛˈɹɛnsɪə/

Inflected Forms

querencias (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce querencia?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɛˈɹɛnsɪə/.
What does querencia mean?: The area of the bull-ring where the bull makes its stand.
Where does querencia come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Spanish querencia.

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