mezzogiorno
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See also: Mezzogiorno
Italian
Etymology
From mezzo- + giorno. Compare Catalan migjorn, Romanian miazăzi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmɛd.d͡zoˈd͡ʒor.no/, /med.d͡zoˈd͡ʒor.no/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -orno
- Hyphenation: mez‧zo‧giór‧no
Noun
mezzogiorno m (plural mezzogiorni)
Antonyms
Derived terms
- Mezzogiorno (“Southern Italy”)
See also
- (times of day) parte del giorno; aurora, alba, mattino/mattina, mezzogiorno, pomeriggio, tramonto, crepuscolo, sera, notte, mezzanotte (Category: it:Time)
- (compass points) punto cardinale;
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References
- ^ mezzogiorno in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- ^ mezzogiorno in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)