esperanza
Meaning
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- (feminine) hope, hopefulness
- (feminine) expectation, expectancy
Concepts
hope
expectation
prospect
abeyance
promise
see dar esperanzas de
goodness
expectance
anticipation
expectancy
hopefulness
wish
hopes
full of hope
optimistic
Frequency
Hyphenated as
es‧pe‧ran‧za
Pronounced as (IPA)
/espeˈɾanθa/
Etymology
From esperar + -anza, or from Vulgar Latin spērantia, from Latin spērāns. Compare Portuguese esperança, Italian speranza, French espérance.
New
esperanzar
to give hope to
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