ocaso

sunset

noun oh-KAH-soh Rare

Origin: From Latin occasus, from occidere (to fall, set)

Also means

decline, downfall

Usage Note

Ocaso is a literary and poetic synonym for puesta de sol (sunset), literally the moment the sun sets in the west. By extension it means decline or end: el ocaso de un imperio (the decline of an empire). The word is far more formal than atardecer or puesta de sol and rarely appears in everyday conversation.

Examples

"Contemplaron el ocaso desde la colina."

Natural Translation

They gazed at the sunset from the hill.

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