Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tempora (obsolete)

Noun

têmpora f (plural têmporas)

1. (anatomy) temple (the thinner part of the side of the skull)

Synonyms

• fonte

Etymology 2

From Latin tempora, plural of tempus ‎(“time; period”).

Noun

têmpora f (plural têmporas)

1. (Roman Catholicism, historical, chiefly in the plural) a day of fasting formerly prescribed for the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of the first week of each season