Spanish Conversation · Level 69
60 words
Spanish word
añorar
Pronunciation
IPA/aɲoˈɾaɾ/
Meaning
- verbmiss
Example
A veces añoro mi país.
Sometimes I miss my country.
More examples
Cuando veo fotos antiguas, añoro los veranos de mi infancia.
When I see old photos, I feel nostalgic for the summers of my childhood.
Core concept
Deep longing for a lost person, place, or time.
Common phrases
añorar a alguien
feel nostalgic for someone
añorar el hogar
feel nostalgic for home
añorar la juventud
feel nostalgic for youth
Similar words
extrañar: Feeling of missing someone or something because it is far away or absent.
echar de menos: Everyday feeling of missing a person or thing that is not present.
Definition in Spanish
Sentir nostalgia y deseo por la ausencia de una persona, de un lugar o de un tiempo pasado.
Word origin
Attested in medieval Spanish and related to Catalan enyorar and other Romance cognates, añorar has an uncertain ultimate origin but long meant a strong, nostalgic yearning for what is gone.
Usage tips
- Añorar is more literary and nostalgic than everyday verbs for 'miss'; in Spain people typically say echar de menos and in much of Latin America extrañar, while añorar signals deeper or poetic longing.