esencia
/eˈsenθja/ · B2 · noun · f
kernel
🌹💧 esencia = essence: Latin essentia, from esse, to be
Essence is what a thing is at its core. Perfume makers also call a distilled oil an esencia, the concentrated core of a flower. The Spanish ending -encia lines up with English -ence: ciencia = science, paciencia = patience.