crepúsculo

See also: crepusculo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin crepusculum (“twilight”), from creper (“dusky, dark”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾeˈpus.ku.lu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kɾeˈpuʃ.ku.lu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾeˈpus.ku.lo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾɨˈpuʃ.ku.lu/

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -uskulu, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -uʃkulu
  • Hyphenation: cre‧pús‧cu‧lo

Noun

crepúsculo m (plural crepúsculos)

  1. twilight (light before rising, and after the setting, of the sun)

Hyponyms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin crepusculum (“twilight”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɾeˈpuskulo/ [kɾeˈpus.ku.lo]
  • Rhymes: -uskulo
  • Syllabification: cre‧pús‧cu‧lo

Noun

crepúsculo m (plural crepúsculos)

  1. twilight
  2. dusk
    Synonyms: anochecer, ocaso

Further reading

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