deferencia

See also: deferência

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dēferentis, from dēferēns + -entīs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /defeˈɾenθja/ [d̪e.feˈɾẽn̟.θja]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /defeˈɾensja/ [d̪e.feˈɾẽn.sja]
• Rhymes: -enθja
• Rhymes: -ensja
• Syllabification: de‧fe‧ren‧cia

Noun

deferencia f (plural deferencias)

1. deference

Related terms

• deferente
• deferir

 

Further reading

• “deferencia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014