sorpresa
التعريفات والمعاني
== Asturian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
sospresa
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French surprise.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /soɾˈpɾesa/ [soɾˈpɾe.sa]
Rhymes: -esa
Syllabification: sor‧pre‧sa
=== Noun ===
sorpresa f (plural sorpreses)
surprise
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “sorpresa”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
“sorpresa”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
== Catalan ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern) [surˈpɾe̞.zə]
IPA(key): (Balearic) [sorˈpɾə.zə]
IPA(key): (Central) [surˈpɾɛ.zə]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [soɾˈpɾe.za]
IPA(key): (Northwestern) [sorˈpɾe.za]
Rhymes: -ɛza
=== Etymology 1 ===
From sorprender, or borrowed from French surprise.
==== Noun ====
sorpresa f (plural sorpreses)
surprise
===== Related terms =====
sorprendre
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Participle ====
sorpresa f sg
feminine singular of sorprès
==== Further reading ====
“sorpresa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
== Central Bikol ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish sorpresa.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /soɾˈpɾesa/ [soɾˈpɾe.sa]
Hyphenation: sor‧pre‧sa
=== Noun ===
sorprésa (Basahan spelling ᜐᜓᜍ᜔ᜉ᜔ᜍᜒᜐ)
surprise
Synonyms: pakilag, pakigkig, pangalas
==== Derived terms ====
== Chavacano ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Spanish sorpresa (“surprise”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /soɾˈpɾesa/, [soɾˈpɾe.sa]
Hyphenation: sor‧pre‧sa
=== Noun ===
sorpresa
surprise
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
From the feminine of sorpreso, past participle of the verb sorprendere.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /sorˈpre.za/, (traditional) /sorˈpre.sa/
Rhymes: -eza, (traditional) -esa
Hyphenation: sor‧pré‧sa
=== Adjective ===
sorpresa f sg
feminine singular of sorpreso
=== Noun ===
sorpresa f (plural sorprese)
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
feminine singular of sorpreso
=== References ===
=== 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)
surprise (something not expected)
para su sorpresa ― to her surprise
upset (unexpected victory)
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
==== Further reading ====
“sorpresa”, 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
== 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)
surprise (something unexpected)
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“sorpresa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025