Tertulia

The word is originally Spanish (borrowed by Catalan and Portuguese), but it has only moderate currency in English, used mainly in describing Latin cultural contexts.

Occasionally, a tertulia may also describe a television magazine or chat show programme in a similar (albeit perhaps more sensationalist) format to its older counterpart.

Participants, known as contertulios or tertulianos, may share their recent creations such as poetry, short stories, other writings, and even artwork or songs.

[citation needed] The Diccionario de la lengua española states that the etymology of the word "tertulia" is uncertain,[1] though it may be derived from the name of the early Christian apologist Tertullian.

[4] Doña Melchora de Sarratea, queen of fashion and of the Buenos Aires salons, was so well aware of public and private affairs that she was held to be an enthusiastic supporter of Whig (liberal) principles.