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FEMININE NOUN |
Luck, chance
Wealth, riches, fortune
Fate, destiny
Success, good fortune
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Example Sentences |
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Perdió su fortuna.
He lost his fortune.
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¡Qué fortuna!
What luck!
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La fortuna cambia.
Fortune changes.
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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.
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CULTURE |
Fortuna is central in Hispanic culture, used in expressions like "por fortuna" and "¡qué fortuna!", symbolizing both wealth and luck/fate.
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FUN FACT |
The Romans built temples to the goddess Fortuna, where people asked for luck and guidance about their fate.




