Spanish Conversation · Level 21
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Spanish word
terruño
Pronunciation
IPA/teˈruɲo/
Meaning
- masculine nounhometown
Example
Volvió a su terruño después de muchos años.
He returned to his hometown after many years.
More examples
Echa de menos el terruño desde que vive en otra ciudad.
He misses his hometown since he has been living in another city.
Core concept
Small plot of land and nearby village where someone grew up.
Common phrases
volver al terruño
go back to one's hometown
echar de menos el terruño
miss one's hometown
defender el terruño
defend one's homeland
Similar words
hogar: Home where family members share everyday life and find comfort.
pueblo: Town or village where neighbors gather and maintain community life.
tierra: Parcel of land intended for residence.
vecindario: Neighborhood of adjacent homes where residents meet and go about daily life.
Definition in Spanish
Lugar o porción de tierra o población donde una persona nació o se crió, usado con frecuencia con tono de cariño o nostalgia.
Word origin
From Latin terra 'land' via Spanish tierra, formed with an affectionate diminutive-like ending to mean the place of a person's birth or upbringing.
Usage tips
- Used with warmth or nostalgia, so it appears in personal or poetic speech and is usually replaced by lugar de origen or ciudad natal in formal contexts.
Other meanings
- homelandnoun
Opposites
- exilioexilenoun
Related words
- terruñerolocalistadjective
- terruñismolocalismnoun