for-TU-na

Origin Icon FEMININE NOUN
  1. Luck, chance

  2. Wealth, riches, fortune

  3. Fate, destiny

  4. Success, good fortune

Example Icon Example Sentences

Perdió su fortuna.
He lost his fortune.
¡Qué fortuna!
What luck!
La fortuna cambia.
Fortune changes.

Origin Icon ORIGIN

Fortuna comes from Latin fortuna ("luck, chance"), from fors ("fate"); the Romans worshipped her as the goddess of luck, and in Spanish it means luck, fate, or wealth.

Culture Icon CULTURE

Fortuna is central in Hispanic culture, used in expressions like "por fortuna" and "¡qué fortuna!", symbolizing both wealth and luck/fate.

Culture Icon FUN FACT

The Romans built temples to the goddess Fortuna, where people asked for luck and guidance about their fate.