Masculine

oriente

Meaning

  1. (masculine) east, orient
  2. (masculine) orient (of a pearl)
  3. (masculine) lodge

Opposite of
occidente
Synonyms

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
o‧rièn‧te
Pronounced as (IPA)
/oˈrjɛn.te/
Etymology

From Latin orientem (possibly a borrowing), accusative form of oriēns, present participle of orior (“to rise, get up”), in reference to the rising of the Sun. Early Christian maps were "oriented" with the direction to Jerusalem always at the top.

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