esperança

Meaning

hope

Frequency

A2
Hyphenated as
es‧pe‧ran‧ça
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌes.peˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/
Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese esperança, asperança, from Vulgar Latin spērantia, from Latin spērāns. By surface analysis, esperar + -ança. Compare Spanish esperanza, French espérance, Italian speranza.

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