ocaso

Portuguese

Noun

ocaso m (plural ocasos)

dusk (a period of time occurring at the end of the day during which the sun sets)
(figuratively) decline; downfall

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin occāsus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oˈkaso/

Noun

ocaso m (plural ocasos)

sunset
(geography) west
(literary) decline

Synonyms

(sunset): anochecer, atardecer
(west): oeste, occidente, poniente
(decline): acabamiento, decadencia, declinación

Antonyms

(sunset): alba, amanecer, aurora

Further reading

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

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