Polyglot Dictionary

luz

/ˈlus/

a noun A1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
luzes

Meaning

  1. light

    • Acenda a luz.

      Turn on the light.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

iluminação

Iluminação is lighting, specifically the electric lighting of a place; luz is the general word for light.

Similar in other languages

German

Licht

Licht is the German word for the same thing — both mean "light."

Spanish

ligero

ligero is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "light."

Spanish

luz

luz is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "light."

Practice

1 What does luz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Acenda a ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches luz?

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