templanza

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin temperantia, from temperāns (“observing moderation, sober”). Doublet of temperancia, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /temˈplanθa/ [t̪ẽmˈplãn̟.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /temˈplansa/ [t̪ẽmˈplãn.sa]
• Rhymes: -anθa
• Rhymes: -ansa
• Syllabification: tem‧plan‧za

Noun

templanza f (uncountable)

1. temperance, moderation, sobriety

   Synonyms: discreción, moderación, sobriedad

Related terms

• templado

 

Further reading

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