anteayer

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish anteayer (“day before yesterday”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anteaˈʝeɾ/, [ãn̪.t̪e.aˈʝeɾ]
• Hyphenation: an‧te‧a‧yer

Adverb

anteayer

1. day before yesterday

Spanish

Alternative forms

• antier (Hispanic America)

Etymology

From ante- +‎ ayer.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˌanteaˈʝeɾ/ [ˌãn̪.t̪e.aˈʝeɾ]

• IPA^(key): /ˌanteaˈʝeɾ/ [ˌãn̪.t̪e.aˈʝeɾ] (everywhere but Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay, northern Mexico, Yucatán and Central America (except Panama))
• IPA^(key): /ˌanteaˈʃeɾ/ [ˌãn̪.t̪e.aˈʃeɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ˌanteaˈʒeɾ/ [ˌãn̪.t̪e.aˈʒeɾ] (elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /ˌanteaˈeɾ/ [ˌãn̪.t̪e.aˈeɾ] (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: an‧te‧a‧yer

Adverb

anteayer

1. day before yesterday

   Synonym: antes de ayer

   Antonym: pasado mañana

Derived terms

• trasanteayer

Related terms

• antes
• ayer

See also

• mañana

Further reading

• “anteayer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025