madrugada

Portuguese

Etymology

From madrugado, from the verb madrugar.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.dɾu.ˈɡa.dɐ/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ðɾu.ˈɣa.ðɐ/
Hyphenation: ma‧dru‧ga‧da

Noun

madrugada f (plural madrugadas)

the period between midnight and sunrise; early morning
(figuratively) dawn (the first stages of a process)

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:madrugada.

Synonyms

(early morning): madruga (slang)
(first stages): nascer, alvorada

Related terms

madrugar

See also

Verb

madrugada

feminine singular past participle of madrugar

Spanish

Etymology

From past participle of madrugar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /madɾuˈɡada/, [maðɾuˈɣaða]

Noun

madrugada f (plural madrugadas)

early hours of the morning, before dawn
the period of time between midnight and before sunrise

See also

Further reading

“madrugada” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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