entresemana

Spanish

FWOTD – 2 October 2012

Alternative forms

• entre semana

Etymology

From entre +‎ semana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /entɾeseˈmana/ [ẽn̪.t̪ɾe.seˈma.na]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Syllabification: en‧tre‧se‧ma‧na

Adverb

entresemana

1. on a weekday (the days Monday through Friday)
   • 1605, Miguel de Cervantes, “Capítulo I”, in El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, Primera parte:

     El resto della concluían sayo de velarte, calzas de velludo para las fiestas, con sus pantuflos de lo mesmo, y los días de entresemana se honraba con su vellorí de lo más fino.

     The rest of it went in a doublet of fine cloth and velvet breeches and shoes to match for the holidays, while on week-days he made a brave figure in his best homespun.

Further reading

• “entre semana”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16