ocaso
Portuguese, noun/oˈka.zu/
ocaso is spelled O-C-A-S-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 57,809th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ocaso is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “dusk (a period of time occurring at the end of the day during which the sun sets)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “momento em que o sol se põe”.
What does ocaso mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedusk (a period of time occurring at the end of the day during which the sun sets)
- 2
masculinedecline; downfall
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. momento em que o sol se põe 2. ponto cardeal que indica o lugar onde o sol se põe 3. fase de decadência; queda, ruína 4. termo, fim, final
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 ocaso
- ocasos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ocaso?
- Brazil /oˈka.zu/
- Portugal /ɔˈka.zu/
- Portugal /ɔ.ˈka.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ocaso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ocaso in Portuguese?
ocaso appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).