medianoche

Meaning

1. (feminine) midnight
2. (feminine) a small meat pie
3. (Cuba, feminine) 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
4. (Cuba, feminine) a roll used for said sandwich
5. (Mexico, feminine) hot dog bun

Concepts

midnight

noon

🕛

twelve o’clock

12 am

12:00 a.m.

minuit

Opposite of

mediodía

Synonyms

media noche

Translations

minuit

Mitternacht

mezzanotte

middernacht

meia-noite

mitjanit

μεσάνυχτα

gece yarısı

mièjanuèch

منتصف الليل

mièjanuèit

media nox

μεσονύκτιο

nîvşev

Hyphenated as

me‧dia‧no‧che

Pronounced as (IPA)

/medjaˈnot͡ʃe/

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: meia-noite

Cognate with French: minuit

Cognate with Italian: mezzanotte

In summary

From media, feminine of medio (“middle”), and noche (“night”). Compare Portuguese meia-noite, French minuit, Italian mezzanotte.

Sentences

Un hombre tiene extrañas visiones cuando sale al jardín de su casa a medianoche .

A man has strange visions when he goes out to the garden of his house at midnight.