lumbrera

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Late Latin lūmināria (compare Galician lumieira, Catalan llumenera (“oil lamp, luminary”), French lumière (“light”), Romanian lumânare (“candle”)), plural of lūmināre (“light, lamp, luminary”), based on Latin lūmen (“light”). Doublet of the borrowing luminaria.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lumˈbɾeɾa/ [lũmˈbɾe.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: lum‧bre‧ra

Noun

lumbrera f (plural lumbreras)

  1. genius, intelligent person
  2. louver
  3. luminary (all senses)
    Synonym: luminaria
  4. (dated) lamp or other device for giving light
    Synonym: lámpara
  5. (poetic, in the plural) eyes
  6. (nautical) porthole
    Synonym: escotilla
  7. (often ironical) stupid, dumb, slow person

Further reading

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