Polyglot Dictionary

claraboya

/klaɾaˈβoʝa/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las claraboyas

Meaning

  1. skylight

    Built from clara (clear) + boya (buoy (older sense: opening)).

    • La claraboya llena la sala de luz.

      The skylight fills the room with light.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • clara clear
  • boya buoy (older sense: opening)

Similar words

tragaluz

claraboya and tragaluz are close synonyms for "skylight," interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

French

verrière

verrière is the French word for the same thing — both mean "skylight."

Portuguese

claraboia

claraboia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "skylight."

Practice

1 What does claraboya mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ llena la sala de luz.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches claraboya?

nouncompound

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