ocaso

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin occāsus.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈka.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /oˈka.zo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔˈka.zu/

Hyphenation: o‧ca‧so

Noun

ocaso m (plural ocasos)

dusk (a period of time occurring at the end of the day during which the sun sets)
(figurative) decline; downfall
Synonyms: decadência, declínio

Further reading

“ocaso” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“ocaso” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occāsus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oˈkaso/ [oˈka.so]
Rhymes: -aso
Syllabification: o‧ca‧so

Noun

ocaso m (plural ocasos)

dusk, sunset
Synonyms: anochecer, atardecer

Antonyms: alba, amanecer, aurora
(geography) west
Synonyms: oeste, occidente, poniente
(literary) decline
Synonyms: acabamiento, decadencia, declinación

Related terms

ocasión

Further reading

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

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