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anochecer

/anot͡ʃeˈθeɾ/

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verb/anot͡ʃeˈθeɾ/

to become night, to get dark; to be somewhere by dark

From a- + Latin noctēscere (“to grow towards night, grow dark”), from nox, noctis (“night”), or from a- + noche + -ecer. Compare Asturian anochecer, Extremaduran anochecel, Galician anoitecer, Leonese anuchecere, anochecere, Mirandese anuitecer, Portuguese anoitecer.

noun, masculine/anot͡ʃeˈθeɾ/plural: anocheceres

dusk, nightfall

Synonyms: ocaso, puesta de sol, puesta del sol, crepúsculo, atardecer

From a- + Latin noctēscere (“to grow towards night, grow dark”), from nox, noctis (“night”), or from a- + noche + -ecer. Compare Asturian anochecer, Extremaduran anochecel, Galician anoitecer, Leonese anuchecere, anochecere, Mirandese anuitecer, Portuguese anoitecer.