oxalá
Portuguese
Etymology
From Arabic وَشَاءَ اللّٰه (wašāʾa llāh, “and may God will it”). Compare English inshallah, Spanish ojalá, Maltese jalla.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.ʃɐ.ˈla/, /o.ʃɐ.ˈla/
- Hyphenation: o‧xa‧lá
Adverb
oxalá (not comparable)
- hopefully (I hope that)
Interjection
oxalá
- I hope so; let’s hope so
- God willing
- I hope (that); let’s hope (that) (followed by present subjunctive)
- God grant (that) (followed by present subjunctive)
- let's hope that