oxalá
Portuguese
Etymology
From Arabic وَشَاءَ اللّٰه (wašāʔa allāh, “and may God will it”). Compare English inshallah, Spanish ojalá, Maltese jalla.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Portugal" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɔ.ʃɐ.ˈla/, /o.ʃɐ.ˈla/
- Hyphenation: o‧xa‧lá
Adverb
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- hopefully (I hope that)
Interjection
oxalá