mediodía
See also: mediodia
Galician
Etymology
medio (“half”) + día (“day”)
Noun
mediodía m (plural mediodías)
- noon, midday
- lunchtime
- meridian
- south
Spanish
Alternative forms
- mediodia (obsolete)
Etymology
medio (“half”) + día (“day”). Compare Occitan mieidia, French midi, Portuguese meio-dia, Catalan migdia, Italian mezzodì, Romanian miazăzi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /medjoˈdia/ [me.ð̞joˈð̞i.a]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ia
- Syllabification: me‧dio‧dí‧a
Noun
mediodía m (plural mediodías)
- noon, midday
- pleno mediodía ― high noon
- (Spain) lunchtime
- hacer mediodía ― to stop for lunch
- meridian
- south
Further reading
- “mediodía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014