meia-noite
Portuguese, noun/ˌmej.ɐˈnoj.t͡ʃi/
meia-noite is spelled M-E-I-A-N-O-I-T-E (9 letters). Meia-noite is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “midnight (the middle of the night)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “horário da zero hora”.
What does meia-noite mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemidnight (the middle of the night)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. horário da zero hora 2. momento de início do dia civil 3. metade da noite 4. momento em que o sol está no nadir
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of meia-noite
- meias-noites plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce meia-noite?
- Brazil /ˌmej.ɐˈnoj.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil [ˌmeɪ̯.ɐˈnoɪ̯.t͡ʃi]
- Portugal /ˌmɐj.ɐˈnoj.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to meia-noite
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.