Polyglot Dictionary

medianoche

/meðjaˈnotʃe/

la noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las medianoches

Meaning

  1. midnight

    Built from media (half, middle) + noche (night).

    • Llegó a medianoche.

      He arrived at midnight.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • media half, middle
  • noche night

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

minuit

minuit is the French word for the same thing — both mean "midnight."

Portuguese

meia-noite

meia-noite is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "midnight."

Practice

1 What does medianoche mean?

2 Fill the gap: Llegó a ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches medianoche?

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