oxalá

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ojalá, from Arabic لَوْشَاءَ اللّٰه (lawšāʔa allāh, “and may God will it”).[1][2] Compare English inshallah.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.ʃaˈla/

  • Hyphenation: o‧xa‧lá
  • Homophone: Oxalá

Adverb

oxalá (not comparable)

  1. hopefully (I hope that)

Interjection

oxalá!

  1. I hope so; let’s hope so

References
  1. “oxalá” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “oxalá” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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