querencia

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Spanish querencia. === Pronunciation === (US, UK) IPA(key): /kɛˈɹɛnsɪə/ Hyphenation: que‧ren‧sia === Noun === querencia (plural querencias) (bullfighting) The area of the bull-ring where the bull makes its stand. [from 1930s] (New Mexico) homesickness, nostalgia === Further reading === “querencia”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == Spanish == === Etymology === From querer (“to want”) + -encia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /keˈɾenθja/ [keˈɾẽn̟.θja] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /keˈɾensja/ [keˈɾẽn.sja] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -enθja (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -ensja (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: que‧ren‧cia === Noun === querencia f (plural querencias) longing, want Synonym: anhelo homesickness, nostalgia Synonyms: añoranza, morriña, nostalgia the homing instinct of an animal (bullfighting) the bull's querencia an animal's lair Synonyms: guarida, madriguera ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “querencia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “querencia”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA “querencia”, in Diccionario del estudiante [Dictionary of the Student] (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], (Can we date this quote?)