esperanza

esperanza (uncountable)

1. (Texas) yellow bells, Tecoma stans

• (Tecoma stans): yellow trumpetbush, yellow bells

esperar +‎ -anza, or from Vulgar Latin spērantia, from Latin spērāns.

esperanza f (plural esperances)

1. hope

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /espeˈɾanθa/, [espeˈɾãn̟θa]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /espeˈɾansa/, [espeˈɾãnsa]
• Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ran‧za

esperar +‎ -anza, or from Vulgar Latin spērantia, from Latin spērāns. Compare Portuguese esperança, Italian speranza, French espérance.

esperanza f (plural esperanzas)

1. hope
2. expectation, expectancy

• esperar
• esperanzar
• esperanzado

See the etymology of the main entry.

esperanza

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of esperanzar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of esperanzar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of esperanzar.