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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /esˈfweɾθo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /esˈfweɾso/
- Rhymes: -eɾθo
- Rhymes: -eɾso
- Syllabification: es‧fuer‧zo
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Spanish esfuerço, equivalent to a modern esforzar + -o. The Old Spanish etymon is similarly derived from esforçar, from a Vulgar Latin *exfortiāre, from *fortiāre, from fortia (“heroic actions”). Compare Portuguese esforço, Catalan esforç, French effort, Italian sforzo. Cognate with English effort.
Noun
esfuerzo m (plural esfuerzos)
- effort, endeavor
- Synonyms: empeño, tentativa
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
esfuerzo
- first-person singular present indicative of esforzar
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