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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Early Modern Spanish ojalá, from Arabic لَوْشَاءَ اللّٰه (lawšāʔa allāh, “and may God will it”).[1][2] Compare English inshallah.
Pronunciation
Adverb
oxalá (not comparable)
- hopefully (I hope that)
Interjection
oxalá!
- I hope so; let’s hope so
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