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anoche

Anoche is a Spanish adverb that means last night or the night before. It refers to the night that has recently passed or to the night preceding the current day. The term is commonly used to set a temporal frame in conversation, storytelling, journalism, and literature. Its use is closely related to the noun noche (night), but anoche is not interchangeable with noche in terms of standalone meaning; noche denotes the night in general, while anoche specifies the most recently completed night.

Origin and form: Anoche is formed from the preposition a plus noche, historically a contraction or fused

Usage: In sentences: "Anoche llovió." "Anoche cené fuera." "Desde anoche" means "since last night." The expression

Cultural and media use: Anoche is a common title or lyric in Spanish-language songs and films; the

See also: Noche; Anochecer; Ayer.

form
in
Old
Spanish.
The
stress
is
on
the
second
syllable:
a-NO-che,
IPA
/aˈnot͡ʃe/.
is
widely
used
in
spoken
Spanish
across
Spain
and
Latin
America;
in
formal
writing,
it
appears
more
in
narration
and
storytelling.
Anochecer
is
a
related
verb
meaning
"to
become
night"
or
"to
grow
dark,"
derived
from
anoche.
word's
immediacy
and
emotional
resonance
make
it
a
frequent
choice
in
romance
and
nightlife
contexts.
It
also
appears
in
journalism
to
anchor
reports
about
events
occurring
the
night
before.