oxalá
Portuguese
Etymology
From Arabic وَشَاءَ اللّٰه (wašāʾa llāh, “and may God will it”). Compare English inshallah, Spanish ojalá, Maltese jalla.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.ʃɐ.ˈla/, /o.ʃɐ.ˈla/
- Hyphenation: o‧xa‧lá
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