hoja de vida
Spanish
Etymology
Literally "sheet of life," from the fact that it is a sheet of paper that summarizes a person's life.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌoxa de ˈbida/ [ˌo.xa ð̞e ˈβ̞i.ð̞a]
- Syllabification: ho‧ja de vi‧da
Noun
hoja de vida f (plural hojas de vida)
Further reading
- “hoja de vida”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024