No. 1,178 in Spanish

mediodía

"Mediodía" means "noon" or "midday" in English.

In a sentence

Me gusta almorzar al mediodía.
I like to have lunch at noon.
The word 'mediodía' is used to denote the specific time of day, noon, commonly associated with lunchtime.
El mediodía es el momento en que el sol está en su punto más alto.
Noon is the time when the sun is at its highest point.
In this sentence, 'mediodía' refers to the astronomical concept of noon, where the sun reaches its zenith.
Durante el mediodía, el parque está lleno de visitantes.
During midday, the park is full of visitors.
Here, 'mediodía' illustrates the general time around noon, emphasizing the usage in describing a part of the day.

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