hosana
Portuguese, interjection/oˈzɐ̃.nɐ/
hosana is spelled H-O-S-A-N-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 63,394th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hosana is a Portuguese interjection meaning “hosanna (liturgical word)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does hosana mean in English?
interjection
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hosanna (liturgical word)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. palavra hebraica que indica aclamação e oração (Sl 118,25); foi nesse sentido que a multidão de Jerusalém a usou em relação a Jesus, quando este entrou na cidade no domingo de Ramos; na liturgia cristã canta-se o hosana não só na comemoração do domingo de Ramos, mas também no Sanctus da missa; recorre-se ao hosana também fora da liturgia, como um grito de exultação
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce hosana?
- Brazil /oˈzɐ̃.nɐ/
- Portugal /ɔˈzɐ.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hosana
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hosana in Portuguese?
hosana appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).