Italian

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Etymology

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From tenero +‎ -ezza. Compare Catalan tendresa, Aromanian tinireatsã, Old Sicilian tinirizza, French tendresse, Romanian tinerețe, Spanish and Portuguese terneza.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /te.neˈret.t͡sa/
  • Rhymes: -ettsa
  • Hyphenation: te‧ne‧réz‧za

Noun

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tenerezza f (plural tenerezze)

  1. tenderness
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