medianoche
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish medianoche (“midnight”), since it was served in nightclubs.
Noun[edit]
medianoche (plural medianoches)
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From media, feminine of medio (“middle”), and noche (“night”). Compare Portuguese meia-noite, French minuit, Italian mezzanotte.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /medjaˈnot͡ʃe/ [me.ð̞jaˈno.t͡ʃe]
- (Castilian)
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -otʃe
- Syllabification: me‧dia‧no‧che
Noun[edit]
medianoche f (plural medianoches)
- midnight
- a small meat pie
- (Cuba) a type of sandwich with spherical shaped roles and meats ranging from Sobrasada sausage, York ham or chorizo, containing cheese and even sometimes pieces of a Spanish omelette
- (Cuba) a roll used for said sandwich
- (Mexico) hot dog bun
Further reading[edit]
- “medianoche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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