luz-em-cu

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

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)

  1. (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, 20092024
  • luz-em-cu”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 20062024