tragaluces

/tɾaɣaˈluses/

el 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los tragaluces

Meaning

  1. skylight

    Built from traga (swallows (from tragar)) + luces (lights).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • traga swallows (from tragar)
  • luces lights

Similar words

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 tragaluces mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hay un ___ en el techo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tragaluces?

nouncompound

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