enhorabuena

Spanish

Alternative forms

• en hora buena

Etymology

From en +‎ hora +‎ buena. Compare French à la bonne heure and Catalan enhorabona.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enoɾaˈbwena/ [e.no.ɾaˈβ̞we.na]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: en‧ho‧ra‧bue‧na

Interjection

enhorabuena

1. (chiefly Spain) congratulations

Related terms

• enhoramala

 

Noun

enhorabuena f (plural enhorabuenas)

1. (chiefly Spain) congratulation

Further reading

• “enhorabuena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28