ocaso
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== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From Latin occāsus.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: o‧ca‧so
=== Noun ===
ocaso m (plural ocasos)
dusk (a period of time occurring at the end of the day during which the sun sets)
(figurative) decline; downfall
Synonyms: decadência, declínio
=== Further reading ===
“ocaso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“ocaso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“ocaso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin occāsus, deverbal from occido (“to fall down, set”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /oˈkaso/ [oˈka.so]
Rhymes: -aso
Syllabification: o‧ca‧so
=== Noun ===
ocaso m (plural ocasos)
dusk, sunset
Synonyms: anochecer, atardecer, crepúsculo
Antonyms: alba, amanecer, aurora
(geography) west
Synonyms: oeste, occidente, poniente
(literary) decline
Synonyms: acabamiento, decadencia, declinación
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“ocaso”, 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