avemaría

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Avē Maria (literally “hail, Mary”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌabemaˈɾia/ [ˌa.β̞e.maˈɾi.a] Rhymes: -ia Syllabification: a‧ve‧ma‧rí‧a === Noun === avemaría m (plural avemarías) Hail Mary Angelus Synonym: ángelus Hail Mary (act done in desperation with little chance of success) ==== Related terms ==== ¡ave María! === See also === padrenuestro rosario === Further reading === “avemaría”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “avemaría”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN “ave”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN