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See also: temperó and temperò

Catalan

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Verb

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tempero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of temperar

Galician

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Etymology 1

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Attested since 1812. Back-formation from temperar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [temˈpeɾʊ], [temˈpɛɾʊ]

Noun

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tempero m (plural temperos)

  1. equilibrium, balance
    Synonym: equilibrio
  2. (cooking) the correct point of seasoning or preparation
  3. temper, temperament; manner, personality
    Synonym: temperamento
    • 1812, Antonio Benito Fandiño, A Casamenteira:
      Ela sábelle o tempero,
      e él co-ela está contento:
      canto falas todo he vento;
      She knows his manner,
      and he is happy with her:
      all you say is just wind;
  4. temperance
    Synonym: temperanza
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Etymology 2

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tempero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of temperar

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtem.pe.ro/, (traditional) /ˈtɛm.pe.ro/[1]
  • Rhymes: -empero, (traditional) -ɛmpero
  • Hyphenation: tém‧pe‧ro, (traditional) tèm‧pe‧ro

Verb

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tempero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of temperare

References

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  1. ^ tempero in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Proto-Italic *tempezāō, related to tempus (time).

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Verb

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temperō (present infinitive temperāre, perfect active temperāvī, supine temperātum); first conjugation

  1. to divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate
  2. to combine, compound or blend properly
  3. to rule, regulate, govern, manage, arrange, order, control
  4. to refrain or abstain (from), forbear
  5. to be moderate or temperate; to show restraint

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • tempero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • tempero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • tempero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be hardly able to restrain one's tears: vix mihi tempero quin lacrimem
    • to give the state a constitution: rem publicam legibus et institutis temperare (Tusc. 1. 1. 2)

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Deverbal from temperar, from Latin temperāre (to mix, to temper).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -eɾu
  • Hyphenation: tem‧pe‧ro

Noun

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tempero m (plural temperos)

  1. seasoning
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Descendants
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛɾu
  • Hyphenation: tem‧pe‧ro

Verb

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tempero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of temperar

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /temˈpeɾo/ [t̪ẽmˈpe.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: tem‧pe‧ro

Etymology 1

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Probably deverbal from temperar. May correspond to a Vulgar Latin *temperium, from Latin temperiēs (compare Catalan temper, temperi, Occitan tempier, Old French tempier, Italian temperie).

Noun

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tempero m (plural temperos)

  1. seasonableness
    Synonym: tempestividad

Etymology 2

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Verb

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tempero

  1. first-person singular present indicative of temperar

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