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Querencia

Meaning: A place where you feel safe, grounded, and most fully yourself — a sanctuary from which your strength is renewed.

Language: Spanish

Literally: where strength is drawn

Category: Emotion

Origin: Spanish; from querer ('to want / to love'); used in bullfighting for the spot the bull returns to.

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