querencia
fem.noun
1. affection, attachment, fondness querencia por, querencia hacia
inclination or attachment to a person or place
Common combinations
- querencia por la tierra — attachment to one's homeland
- querencia por la familia — affection for one's family
- Siente querencia por su pueblo natal.He feels attached to his native village.
- Tengo querencia por los lugares tranquilos.I have a fondness for quiet places.
- Con los años, desarrolló querencia por aquella casa.Over the years, he developed an attachment to that house.
2. favored place, habitual refuge
place where an animal feels safe and to which it returns
Common combinations
- querencia del animal — the animal's favored place
- lugar de querencia — usual refuge
- El perro vuelve siempre a su querencia.The dog always returns to its favorite place.
- El ciervo buscó su querencia al caer la tarde.The deer looked for its usual refuge at dusk.
- El toro se refugió en su querencia.The bull took refuge in its favored spot.
Same root
Phrases with this word
tener querencia porvolver a su querencia