esperanza
Meaning
- (feminine) hope
- (dated,feminine) expectation
Frequency
Hyphenated as
es‧pe‧ran‧za
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/espeˈɾanθa/
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese esperança, asperança, from Vulgar Latin spērantia, from Latin spērāns; corresponds to esperar + -anza. Compare Portuguese esperança, Spanish esperanza, French espérance, Italian speranza.
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