esperanza

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See also: Esperanza and esperanzá

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish esperanza (hope).

Noun

esperanza (uncountable)

  1. (very rare) yellow bells (Tecoma stans)
    Synonyms: yellow trumpetbush, yellow bells

References

Asturian

Etymology

esperar +‎ anza, or from Vulgar Latin spērantia, from Latin spērāns.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /espeˈɾanθa/,
  • Rhymes: -anθa
  • Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ran‧za

Noun

esperanza f (plural esperances)

  1. hope

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese asperança, from Latin spērāns, from spērō. Corresponds to esperar +‎ -anza. Compare Portuguese esperança, Spanish esperanza, French espérance, Italian speranza.

    Pronunciation

     
    • IPA(key): (standard) /espeˈɾanθa/
    • IPA(key): (seseo) /espeˈɾansa/

     

    • Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ran‧za

    Noun

    esperanza f (plural esperanzas)

    1. hope
      Antonym: desesperanza
    2. (dated) expectation
      Synonym: expectación
      A esperanza longa o corazón acoraA long expectation afflicts the heart

    References

    Spanish

    Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (Spain) /espeˈɾanθa/
    • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /espeˈɾansa/
    • Audio (Colombia):(file)
    • Rhymes: -anθa
    • Rhymes: -ansa
    • Syllabification: es‧pe‧ran‧za

    Etymology 1

      Inherited from Old Spanish esperança, from Latin spērāns, from spērō. By surface analysis, esperar +‎ -anza.

      Compare Portuguese esperança, Italian speranza, French espérance.

      Noun

      esperanza f (plural esperanzas)

      1. hope, hopefulness
        Antonyms: desesperación, desesperanza
      2. expectation, expectancy
        Synonyms: expectación, expectativa
      Derived terms

      Etymology 2

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Verb

      esperanza

      1. inflection of esperanzar:
        1. third-person singular present indicative
        2. second-person singular imperative

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