"oxalá" meaning in Portuguese

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Adverb

IPA: /o.ʃaˈla/ [Brazil], /ɔ.ʃɐˈla/ [Portugal]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish ojalá, from Arabic ⁧لَوْشَاءَ اللّٰه⁩ (lawšāʔa allāh, “and may God will it”). Compare English inshallah. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|pt|es|ojalá|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Spanish ojalá, {{bor+|pt|es|ojalá}} Borrowed from Spanish ojalá, {{der|pt|ar|لَوْشَاءَ اللّٰه||and may God will it}} Arabic ⁧لَوْشَاءَ اللّٰه⁩ (lawšāʔa allāh, “and may God will it”), {{cog|en|inshallah}} English inshallah Head templates: {{pt-adv|hascomp=no}} oxalá (not comparable)
  1. hopefully (I hope that) Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-oxalá-pt-adv-6ywva~jr

Interjection

IPA: /o.ʃaˈla/ [Brazil], /ɔ.ʃɐˈla/ [Portugal] Forms: oxalá! [canonical]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish ojalá, from Arabic ⁧لَوْشَاءَ اللّٰه⁩ (lawšāʔa allāh, “and may God will it”). Compare English inshallah. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|pt|es|ojalá|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Spanish ojalá, {{bor+|pt|es|ojalá}} Borrowed from Spanish ojalá, {{der|pt|ar|لَوْشَاءَ اللّٰه||and may God will it}} Arabic ⁧لَوْشَاءَ اللّٰه⁩ (lawšāʔa allāh, “and may God will it”), {{cog|en|inshallah}} English inshallah Head templates: {{head|pt|interjection}} oxalá
  1. I hope so; let’s hope so
    Sense id: en-oxalá-pt-intj-NYpOQPUy

Download JSON data for oxalá meaning in Portuguese (2.9kB)

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