suerte

Etymology

From Latin sors, sortem.

Noun

suerte f (plural suertes)

1. luck (something that happens to someone by chance)

Noun

suerte

1. Alternative form of surete

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish suerte, from Latin sortem, from Proto-Italic *sortis, from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind”). Compare Portuguese sorte, Galician sorte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsweɾte/ [ˈsweɾ.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -eɾte
• Syllabification: suer‧te

Noun

suerte f (plural suertes)

1. luck, fortune
   • 1998, “El Viento”, in Clandestino, performed by Manu Chao:

     Por la frontera
     La suerte viene
     La suerte se va

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. lot, fate

   Esta es mi suerte en la vida, y tengo que aceptarla.

   This is my lot in life, and I have to accept it.

3. sort, kind, type

   Synonym: tipo

4. oracular response
5. (bullfighting) stage in a bullfight
6. (Latin America) lottery ticket

   Synonym: billete de lotería

7. (informal) A small white spot on the nails.

   Synonym: flor

Interjection

¡suerte!

1. good luck!

Further reading

• “suerte”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Noun

suerte (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔ᜆᜒ)

1. Superseded, pre-1977 spelling of suwerte.