medyanotse

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• medya-notse
• media noche

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish medianoche (“midnight”), from media (“half”) +‎ noche (“night”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌmedjaˈnot͡ʃe/ [ˌmɛː.d͡ʒɐˈn̪oː.t͡ʃɛ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˌmedjaˈnotse/ [ˌmɛd̪.jɐˈn̪ot̪.sɛ]
• Rhymes: -ot͡ʃe, (no yod coalescence) -otse
• Syllabification: med‧ya‧not‧se
• Homophone: Media Noche

Noun

médyanótse (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜇ᜔ᜌᜈᜓᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. midnight

   Synonyms: hatinggabi, (obsolete) gitnang-gabi, (obsolete) tanghaling-gabi, (obsolete) kabuong-gabi

2. midnight repast; midnight snack

Derived terms

• magmedyanotse

Related terms

• Media Noche
• Noche Buena

Further reading

• “media noche”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “medyanotse”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Santos, Vito C. (1978) Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1281
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 706