luz

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew 'לוז'‎

Noun

luz

1. A small bone in the human spinal column, believed in Muslim and Jewish traditions to be the indestructible bone from which the body will be rebuilt at the time of resurrection.

Etymology

From Latin lux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [luθ]

Noun

luz f (plural luces)

1. light

Etymology

From Old Portuguese luz, from Latin lux, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“white; light; bright”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlu(j)s/
  • (Carioca) IPA^(key): /ˈlu(j)ʃ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈluʃ/

Noun

luz f (plural luzes)

1. light (medium within which vision is possible)
   • 1915, Alberto Caeiro (Fernando Pessoa), “É noite”:

     É noite. A noite é muito escura. Numa casa a uma grande distancia. Brilha a luz d'uma janella.

     It's night. The night is very dark. In a house a great distance away. The light from a window shines.

2. light; light source (object that emits light)
3. (figuratively) light; enlightenment (knowledge about things as they really are)
4. (colloquial) electricity

Etymology

From Latin lux, lucis.

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /luθ/
• (Others) IPA^(key): /lus/

Noun

luz f (plural luces)

1. light
2. (anatomy) lumen
3. (figuratively, usually in the plural) brightness, intelligence

   Vas a llegar con menos luces.

   You're going to get there with less intellect.

4. (figuratively) focus, point of view, understanding

   Debes verlo bajo una nueva luz.

   You must see it from a new point of view.

5. (electricity) electric power

   Se fue la luz.

   There is a blackout.

References

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