mediodía

See also: mediodia

Galician

Etymology

medio (“half”) +‎ día (“day”)

Noun

mediodía m (plural mediodías)

1. noon, midday
2. lunchtime
3. meridian
4. south

Spanish

Alternative forms

• mediodia (obsolete)

Etymology

From 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]

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• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: me‧dio‧dí‧a

Noun

mediodía m (plural mediodías)

1. noon, midday

   pleno mediodía ― high noon

2. (Spain) lunchtime

   hacer mediodía ― to stop for lunch

3. meridian
4. south

Related terms

• meridional, meridiano (adjectival form)

Further reading

• “mediodía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28