lumbrera

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin lūmināria (compare Catalan llumenera (“oil lamp, luminary”), French lumière (“light”)), plural of lūmināre (“light, lamp, luminary”), based on Latin lūmen (“light”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lumˈbɾera/, [lũmˈbɾera]
Rhymes: -eɾa

Noun

lumbrera f (plural lumbreras)

genius, intelligent person
louver
luminary (all senses)
(dated) lamp or other device for giving light
(poetic, in the plural) eyes
(nautical) porthole
(often ironical) stupid, dumb, slow person

Synonyms

(luminary): luminaria f
(lamp): lámpara f
(porthole): escotilla f

Related terms

Further reading

“lumbrera” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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