oxalá

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic وَشَاءَ اللّٰه (wašāʔa allāh, “and may God will it”). Compare English inshallah, Spanish ojalá, Maltese jalla.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: o‧xa‧lá

Adverb

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  1. hopefully (I hope that)

Interjection

oxalá

  1. I hope so; let’s hope so
  2. God willing
  3. I hope (that); let’s hope (that) (followed by present subjunctive)
  4. God grant (that) (followed by present subjunctive)
  5. let's hope that
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