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anochecer.

to become night, to get dark

9 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/anot͡ʃeˈθeɾ/[a.no.t͡ʃeˈθeɾ]/anot͡ʃeˈseɾ/[a.no.t͡ʃeˈseɾ]

  1. to become night, to get dark

    impersonal · intransitive

  2. to be somewhere by dark

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From a- + Latin noctēscere (“to grow towards night, grow dark”), from nox, noctis (“night”), or from a- + noche + -ecer. Compare Asturian anochecer, Extremaduran anochecel, Galician anoitecer, Leonese anuchecere, anochecere, Mirandese anuitecer, Portuguese anoitecer.

noun/anot͡ʃeˈθeɾ/[a.no.t͡ʃeˈθeɾ]/anot͡ʃeˈseɾ/[a.no.t͡ʃeˈseɾ]

  1. dusk, nightfall

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From a- + Latin noctēscere (“to grow towards night, grow dark”), from nox, noctis (“night”), or from a- + noche + -ecer. Compare Asturian anochecer, Extremaduran anochecel, Galician anoitecer, Leonese anuchecere, anochecere, Mirandese anuitecer, Portuguese anoitecer.

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