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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish luziérnega, from Latin lucerna (“lamp”) + the dialectal suffix -aga, from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia. The positioning of stress in the antepenultimate syllable is also due to pre-Roman influence.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /luˈθjeɾnaɡa/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /luˈsjeɾnaɡa/
- Rhymes: -eɾnaɡa
- Syllabification: lu‧ciér‧na‧ga
Noun
luciérnaga f (plural luciérnagas)
- firefly
- Synonym: bicho de luz
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