tempia

Italian

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *templa, from *tempula, from Latin tempora, plural of tempus. Compare French tempe, Portuguese têmpora, Romanian tâmplă.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtem.pja/, (traditional) /ˈtɛm.pja/
• Rhymes: -empja, (traditional) -ɛmpja
• Hyphenation: tém‧pia, (traditional) tèm‧pia

Noun

tempia f (plural tempie)

1. (anatomy) temple (of the head)

See also

• tempio

Anagrams

• empita, patemi