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esperanza.

hope

9 characters4 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/espeˈɾanθa/[es̺.peˈɾan̪.θɐ]/espeˈɾanθa/standard[es̺.peˈɾan̪.θɐ]standard

  1. hope

    feminine

  2. expectation

    dated · feminine
    A esperanza longa o corazón acora
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese asperança, from Latin spērāns, from spērō, from Old Latin *spēsō, from spēs (“hope”) + -ō (verbal suffix). Corresponds to esperar + -anza. Compare Portuguese esperança, Spanish esperanza, French espérance, Italian speranza.

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