véspera

See also: vespera

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese vespera, from Latin vespera.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛspeɾa/ [ˈbɛs̺.pe.ɾɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ɛspeɾa
  • Hyphenation: vés‧pe‧ra

Noun

véspera f (plural vésperas)

  1. day before; eve

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese vespera, from Latin vespera. Compare Spanish víspera.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvɛs.pe.ɾɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈvɛʃ.pe.ɾɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvɛs.pe.ɾa/
 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛspeɾɐ, (Rio de Janeiro) -ɛʃpeɾɐ, (Portugal) -ɛʃpɨɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: vés‧pe‧ra

Noun

véspera f (plural vésperas)

  1. day before; eve
    na véspera do exameon the day before the exam
    véspera de NatalChristmas Eve
    véspera do Ano Novothe New Year's Eve
  2. (archaic) afternoon
  3. (in the plural) days preceding a certain event
  4. (religion, Catholicism, in the plural) canonical hour of the divine office that follows the ninth, traditionally at eighteen o'clock

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