diferencia

/difeˈɾenθja/ · A2 · noun · f

difference

➖ diferencia = English difference with -ence swapped for Spanish -encia

From Latin differentia: dis- (apart) + ferre (to carry), so things carried apart. English -ence nouns often map to Spanish -encia: presence/presencia, patience/paciencia. Feminine: la diferencia.

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