añoranza

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan enyorança. Doublet of ignorancia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɲoˈɾanθa/ [a.ɲoˈɾãn̟.θa] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /aɲoˈɾansa/ [a.ɲoˈɾãn.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -anθa (Spain)
• Rhymes: -ansa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: a‧ño‧ran‧za

Noun

añoranza f (plural añoranzas)

1. nostalgia

   Synonym: nostalgia

Related terms

• añorante
• añorar

Further reading

• “añoranza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024