trasnochar

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From tras- +‎ noche +‎ -ar,[1] or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *trānsnoctāre, from trāns + nox (genitive singular noctis).[2] Cognate with Galician trasnoitar.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tɾasnoˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [t̪ɾaz.noˈt͡ʃaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: tras‧no‧char

Verb[edit]

trasnochar (first-person singular present trasnocho, first-person singular preterite trasnoché, past participle trasnochado)

  1. to pull an all-nighter, stay awake all night
    Synonyms: amanecerse, pernoctar
    • 1792, William Buchan, translated by Colonel Don Antonio de Alcedo, Medicina doméstica: ó tratado completo del método de precaver y curar las enfermedades con el régimen y medicinas simples, Ramon Ruiz’s press, page 86:
      La naturaleza ha destinado la noche como la estacion mas propia de sueño, y nada hay mas perjudicial que trasnochar.
      Nature has designated the night as the most proper period for sleep, and there is nothing more harmful than staying awake all night.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ trasnochar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
  2. ^ “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2014 January 3 (last accessed), archived from the original on 4 June 2013

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