Esperanza

See also: esperanza and esperanzá

English

Proper noun

Esperanza

1. A municipality of Masbate, Philippines.

Related terms

• Esperanza Ibaba
• Esperanza Ilaya
• La Esperanza
• New Esperanza

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Es‧pe‧ran‧za
• IPA^(key): /ʔespeˈɾansa/ [ʔes.peˈɾan̪.sa]

Proper noun

Esperanza

1. a municipality of Masbate, Philippines

Spanish

Etymology

From the noun esperanza (“hope”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /espeˈɾanθa/ [es.peˈɾãn̟.θa] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /espeˈɾansa/ [es.peˈɾãn.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -anθa (Spain)
• Rhymes: -ansa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: Es‧pe‧ran‧za

Proper noun

Esperanza f

1. a female given name

Tagalog

Etymology

Derived from Spanish Esperanza.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔespeˈɾanza/ [ʔɛs.pɛˈɾan̪.zɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (more-native sounding) /ʔespeˈɾansa/ [ʔɛs.pɛˈɾan̪.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -anza, (more-native sounding) -ansa
• Syllabification: Es‧pe‧ran‧za
• Homophone: esperansa

Proper noun

Esperanza (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜉᜒᜇᜈ᜔ᜐ)

1. a municipality of Masbate, Philippines
2. a municipality of Agusan del Sur, Philippines
3. a female given name from Spanish

Related terms

• esperansa