lembranza

lembranza

Galician

Etymology

Attested in 1289 (lenbrança). From Lembrar (“to remember”) +‎ -anza (“-ance”), from Old Portuguese nembrar, from Latin memorāre, present active infinitive of memorō (“I remember”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /lemˈbɾanθa̝/

Noun

lembranza f (plural lembranzas)

1. memory (stored record in one’s memory)
2. souvenir (item of sentimental value, to remember an event or location)

Derived terms

• en lembranza de (“in remembrance of”)

Synonyms

• recordo

References

• “lenbrança” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “lembranza” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “lembranza” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.