Luz

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "luz"

English

Proper noun

Luz

A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Luz.

Proper noun

Luz

a female given name from Spanish
A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines

Portuguese

Etymology

From luz (“light”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlu(j)s/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈlu(j)ʃ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈluʃ/

Proper noun

Luz f

a female given name
A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil
A neighborhood of Bom Retiro district, São Paulo, Brazil

Further reading

Luz (Minas Gerais) on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
Luz (bairro de São Paulo) on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

Spanish

Etymology

luz (“light”), shortened from María (de la) Luz, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Light".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈluθ/
IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈlus/
Rhymes: -uθ
Rhymes: -us
Syllabification: Luz

Proper noun

Luz f

a female given name

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