tenro

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese tẽero, from Latin tenerum, accusative of tener.

Adjective

tenro m (feminine singular tenra, masculine plural tenros, feminine plural tenras)

  1. (of food) tender (soft and easily chewed)
  2. tender (physically weak)
  3. tender (fond, loving, gentle, sweet)

Derived terms

  • tenrura

Further reading


Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese tẽero, from Latin tenerum, accusative of tener, from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (to stretch, draw). Confer its doublet terno.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtẽʁu/

Adjective

tenro m (feminine singular tenra, masculine plural tenros, feminine plural tenras, comparable)

  1. tender (physically weak)
  2. (of food) tender (soft and easily chewed)

Synonyms

Derived terms

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