esfuerzo

Spanish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

esfuerzo m (plural esfuerzos)

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

esfuerzo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of esforzar

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