a eso de

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a ˈeso de/ [a ˈe.so ð̞e]
• Syllabification: a e‧so de

Preposition

a eso de

1. around, about (roughly at the time)

   a eso de las dos de la madrugada

   around two [o'clock] in the morning

   • 1998, Roberto Bolaño, Los detectives salvajes, →ISBN, page 262:

     A eso de las cuatro de la mañana todos nos dijimos buenas noches.

     Around four in the morning, we all told each other good night.

Further reading

• “a eso de”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10