Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

esperanza

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: es-per-an-za
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

yellow bells (Tecoma stans)

Uncountable

name

A municipality of Masbate, Philippines.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *spéh₁s Proto-Italic *spēs Old Latin spēs Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Old Latin -ō Old Latin *spēsō Latin spērō Latin spērāns Old Spanish esperança Spanish esperanzabor. English esperanza Borrowed from Spanish esperanza (“hope”).

Usage

Uncountable

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Phrases

Esperanza Ibaba Esperanza Ilaya La Esperanza New Esperanza

Frequently Paired Words

Esperanza Ibaba Esperanza Ilaya La Esperanza New Esperanza

Synonyms

yellow trumpetbush yellow bells

Questions

What does esperanza mean?: yellow bells (Tecoma stans)
Where does esperanza come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *spéh₁s Proto-Italic *spēs Old Latin spēs Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Old Latin -ō Old Latin *spēsō Latin spērō Latin spērāns Old Spanish esperança Spanish esperanzabor. English esperanza Borrowed from Spanish esperanza (“hope”).

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