oxalá
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oxalá¹
- /o.ʃɐ.ˈla/ Portugal
Where it comes from
Do árabe وَشَاءَ اللّٰه⁽ᵃʳ⁾ (wa shaa Allaah) “se Deus quiser”.
interjection
- exprime desejo de realização de um fato; tomara; queira Deus Oxalá consiga chegar ao topo!
Oxalá²
noun
- o maior dos orixás
- No candomblé, orixá a quem estão atribuidas as funções de criação e reprodução
Similar: Gunocô, Obatalá, Orixaguinã, Orixalá
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: Gunocô, Obatalá, Orixaguinã, Orixalá
In English
- if only signifies a wish or desire for the present or the future
- hopefully it is hoped that
- I wish I would very much like that to be so
- inshallah Islam: if God has willed it
- God willing God willing
Talk about this word "oxalá." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/oxal%C3%A1. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. oxalá. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/oxal%C3%A1 "oxalá." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/oxal%C3%A1.Cite this
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title = {oxalá},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/oxal%C3%A1},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
