sorpresa

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from French surprise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soɾˈpɾesa/, [soɾˈpɾe.sa]
• Hyphenation: sor‧pre‧sa

Noun

sorpresa f (plural sorpreses)

1. surprise

Related terms

• sorprender

 

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sorpresa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soɾˈpɾesa/ [soɾˈpɾe.sa]
• Hyphenation: sor‧pre‧sa

Noun

sorprésa (Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜍ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜍᜒᜐ)

1. surprise

   Synonyms: pakilag, pakigkig, pangalas

Derived terms

• magsorpresa
• makasorpresa
• masorpresa
• sorpresahon

 

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [surˈpɾɛ.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [sorˈpɾə.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [soɾˈpɾe.za]
• Rhymes: -ɛza

Etymology 1

From sorprender, or borrowed from French surprise.

Noun

sorpresa f (plural sorpreses)

1. surprise

Related terms

• sorprendre

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

sorpresa f sg

1. feminine singular of sorprès

Further reading

• “sorpresa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Italian

Etymology

From sorprendere, or borrowed from Old French sorprise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sorˈpre.za/, (traditional) /sorˈpre.sa/

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• Rhymes: -eza, (traditional) -esa
• Hyphenation: sor‧pré‧sa

Adjective

sorpresa f sg

1. feminine singular of sorpreso

Noun

sorpresa f (plural sorprese)

1. surprise

   con grande sorpresa di tutti ― much to everyone's surprise (literally, “with big surprise of everyone”)

Alternative forms

• sopresa (misspelling)

Related terms

• a sorpresa

Participle

sorpresa f sg

1. feminine singular of sorpreso

Anagrams

• sparsero

Spanish

Alternative forms

• sospresa (Latin America, dialectal, colloquial).

Etymology

Borrowed from French surprise.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soɾˈpɾesa/ [soɾˈpɾe.sa]
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: sor‧pre‧sa

Noun

sorpresa f (plural sorpresas)

1. surprise (something not expected)

   para su sorpresa ― to her surprise

2. upset (unexpected victory)

Derived terms

• caja de sorpresa
• coger por sorpresa
• tomar por sorpresa

 

Related terms

• sorprender

 

Further reading

• “sorpresa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• surpresa

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sorpresa, from French surprise.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /soɾˈpɾesa/ [soɾˈpɾɛː.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: sor‧pre‧sa

Noun

sorpresa (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜇ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ)

1. surprise (something unexpected)

Derived terms

• manorpresa
• pasorpresa
• sorpresahin
• sumorpresa

 

Further reading

• “sorpresa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024