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víspera

eve

noun BEES-peh-rah Rare

Origin: From Latin vespera (evening).

Also means

day before

Usage Note

Víspera means the day or evening before an event, most commonly seen in la víspera de Navidad (Christmas Eve) or en vísperas de ('on the eve of'). The plural vísperas also refers to the canonical evening prayer hour in the Catholic liturgy. The word is an esdrújula — stress on the antepenultimate syllable.

Examples

"La víspera del examen estudió toda la noche."

Natural Translation

On the eve of the exam she studied all night.

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