Masculino

oriente

(Inglês)

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

Oposto de
occidente
Freqüência

C1
Hifenizado como
o‧rièn‧te
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/oˈrjɛn.te/
Etimologia (Inglês)

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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