vaga-lume

See also: vagalume

Portuguese

Etymology

vagar (“to wander”) + lume (“light”). A euphemism for caga-lume (literally “light-shitter”).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /va.ɣɐ.ˈlu.mɨ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /va.ɡa.ˈlu.mi/
  • Hyphenation: va‧ga-‧lu‧me

Noun

vaga-lume m (plural vaga-lumes)

  1. firefly (Lampyridae)

Synonyms

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