Spanish Conversation · Level 14
89 words
Spanish word
reminiscencia
Pronunciation
IPA/reminisˈθenθja/
Meaning
- feminine nounrecollection
Example
Esa canción me trae una reminiscencia de mi infancia.
That song brings back a recollection of my childhood.
More examples
Me vino una reminiscencia al oler ese perfume.
A recollection came to mind when I smelled that perfume.
Core concept
A fleeting, hazy scene from the past.
Common phrases
me vino una reminiscencia
A recollection came to mind
una reminiscencia de la infancia
a recollection of childhood
Similar words
recuerdo: A recalled personal memory of a past experience or specific detail.
memoria: Mental capacity for storing and retrieving memories of past events.
rememoración: A deliberate act of recalling a past event into awareness.
Definition in Spanish
Recuerdo impreciso o evocación de un hecho pasado que surge brevemente en la mente como sensación o imagen.
Word origin
From Latin reminiscentia, derived from the verb reminisci meaning 'to recall', originally referring to a faint or passing act of remembering.
Usage tips
- More literary and sentimental than recuerdo or memoria, often used to say that something briefly evokes a past scene and commonly found with tener reminiscencias de or traer reminiscencias de.
Opposites
- olvidoforgettingnoun