esperanza

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noun

yellow bells (Tecoma stans)

Similar
yellow trumpetbushyellow bells
OriginSpanish esperanza ← Old Spanish esperança ← Latin spērāns →
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Meanings

esperanza1

nounesperanza (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableyellow bells (Tecoma stans)

    Synonyms: yellow trumpetbush, yellow bells

Esperanza2

proper noun
  1. A municipality of Masbate, Philippines.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounyellow bells (Tecoma stans)

Similar
yellow trumpetbushyellow bells
Also see
yellow bellsyellow trumpetbush

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*speh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*spéh₁s
  3. Proto-Italic*spēs
  4. Old Latinspēs
  5. Old Latin*spēsō
  6. Latinspērō
  7. Latinspērāns
  8. Old Spanishesperança
  9. Spanishesperanza
  10. Englishesperanza

Borrowed from Spanish esperanza (“hope”).

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Cite this entry
APA

esperanza. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esperanza

MLA

“esperanza.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esperanza. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “esperanza,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esperanza.

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