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Portuguese
Etymology
Compound of luz (“light”) + em (“in”) + cu (“ass”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ˌlu(j)z.ẽj̃ˈku/ , (natural pronunciation) /ˌlu(j)z.ĩˈku/
Noun
luz-em-cu m (plural luz-em-cus)
- (Portugal) firefly
- Synonyms: (vulgar) caga-lume, vaga-lume, pirilampo
1995, Lídia Jorge, O dia dos prodígios, Leya, →ISBN, page 51:Agora todos os pensamentos são amargos sob os ímpetos malcontidos. Nem um luz-em-cu atravessa o quarto.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Further reading
- “luz-em-cu”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024
- “luz-em-cu”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024