la
feminine
/maðɾuˈɣaða/
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Translation
early morning, dawn
Word origin
From madrugar ('to get up early'), from Latin maturicare, from maturus ('ripe, timely'). The same Latin root gives English 'mature' and 'premature'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- maturus
- English cognates
- mature, premature
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralmadrugadas
Examples
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We got home at three in the morning.
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I woke up in the early hours because of the noise.
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The storm began in the early hours of Monday.
¿ despierto ?
Why are you awake at this early hour?
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She studied until the small hours for the exam.
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