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]
(Spain) Rhymes: -anθa
(Latin America) Rhymes: -ansa
Syllabification: tem‧plan‧za

Noun

templanza f (uncountable)

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

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