meia-noite

Portuguese

Etymology

Meia + noite.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐj.ɐ.ˈnoj.tɨ/, /mej.ɐ.ˈnoj.tɨ/

Noun

meia-noite f (plural meias-noites)

  1. midnight (the middle of the night)
    • 2007, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows), Rocco, page 317:
      Desculpe, acho que dá mais medo se for meia-noite!
      I'm sorry, I thought that it would be more fearsome if it were midnight!

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