This is the 1178th most frequent Spanish word.
mediodía
"Mediodía" means "noon" or "midday" in English.
The word 'mediodía' is used to denote the specific time of day, noon, commonly associated with lunchtime.
Me gusta almorzar al mediodía.
I like to have lunch at noon.
In this sentence, 'mediodía' refers to the astronomical concept of noon, where the sun reaches its zenith.
El mediodía es el momento en que el sol está en su punto más alto.
Noon is the time when the sun is at its highest point.
Here, 'mediodía' illustrates the general time around noon, emphasizing the usage in describing a part of the day.