tierno
Meaning
- tender, affectionate
- soft, delicate, cuddly
- tender, young
- tender (meat, etc.)
- (Chile,Ecuador) green, unripe (vegetables)
Concepts
tender
soft
young
unripe
gentle
fond
mellow
affectionate
immature
short
warm
fresh
new
easy
weak
flat
smooth
green
not ripe
not yet ripe
small
loving
brittle
friable
dear
lovesome
sweet
young person
Frequency
Hyphenated as
tier‧no
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtjeɾno/
Etymology
Inherited from Latin tenerum, with metathesis. Compare Portuguese terno and English tender.
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