oportunidad

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin opportūnitātem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /opoɾtuniˈdad/ [o.poɾ.t̪u.niˈð̞að̞]

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• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: o‧por‧tu‧ni‧dad

Noun

oportunidad f (plural oportunidades)

1. opportunity, chance, shot, break, occasion, time (in both senses: “chance for advancement, progress or profit” and “favorable circumstance or occasion”)

   segunda oportunidad ― do-over; second chance

   darle una oportunidad ― to give it a try

2. timeliness

Usage notes

• The Spanish locution equivalent to "(an/the) opportunity to [verb or verb phrase]" is "(una/la) oportunidad de [infinitive or verb phrase using infinitive]."

Descendants

• → Tagalog: oportunidad

Further reading

• “oportunidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish oportunidad, from Latin opportūnitātem.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔopoɾtuniˈdad/ [ʔo.poɾ.t̪ʊ.n̪ɪˈd̪ad̪̚]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: o‧por‧tu‧ni‧dad

Noun

oportunidád (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜉᜓᜇ᜔ᜆᜓᜈᜒᜇᜇ᜔)

1. opportunity; chance

   Synonyms: pagkakataon, okasyon, tsansa

Related terms

• oportunismo
• oportunista

References

• “oportunidad”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018