reverencia

/rebeˈɾenθja/ · B2 · noun · f

fear

🙏 reverencia sounds like reverence: re- + vere (to fear, stand in awe) + -ncia

Spanish reverencia and English reverence share the Latin root revereri, meaning to stand in awe of. The ending -ncia matches English -nce, so you can turn many Spanish nouns into English by swapping -ncia for -nce.

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