Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /esˈfweɾθo/ [esˈfweɾ.θo]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /esˈfweɾso/ [esˈfweɾ.so]
  • Rhymes: -eɾθo
  • Rhymes: -eɾso
  • Syllabification: es‧fuer‧zo

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Spanish esfuerço, equivalent to a modern esforzar +‎ -o. The Old Spanish etymon is similarly derived from esforçar, from a Vulgar Latin *exfortiāre, from *fortiāre, from fortia (heroic actions). Compare Portuguese esforço, Catalan esforç, French effort, Italian sforzo. Cognate with English effort.

Noun

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esfuerzo m (plural esfuerzos)

  1. effort, endeavor
    Synonyms: empeño, tentativa
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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esfuerzo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of esforzar

Further reading

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