esperansa
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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish esperanza.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ran‧sa
- IPA(key): /ʔespeˈɾansa/
Noun
esperansa
- hope
- Synonyms: paglaom, pag-asa, pagmawot, pag-arang
See also
- Esperanza
Old Occitan
Etymology
Latin spērantia.
Noun
esperansa f (oblique plural esperansas, nominative singular esperansa, nominative plural esperansas)
- hope
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “spērāre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 12: Sk–š, page 166