Etymology

From Old Portuguese onte, oonte ‎(“yesterday”), from *aõite, from earlier *anoite, from Latin ad noctem ‎(“at night”), from nox ‎(“night”)^[1]. Displaced Old Portuguese eire.

Cognate with Galician onte and Spanish anoche.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈõ.tẽj̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈõ.tɐ̃j̃/, /ˈõ.tẽj̃/