occidente

/oɡθiˈdente/ · B2 · noun · m

west

occidente — west

🌅 occidente = from Latin occidere, to fall: where the sun falls

Latin occidens means falling or setting, from ob- (down) + cadere (to fall). The sun sets in the west, so occidente is the direction where the sun falls. Opposite: oriente, the rising direction.

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