lumbre

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lūmine, singular ablative of lūmen, lūminis, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-s-men, from *lewk-. Compare Galician and Portuguese lume, Asturian llume, Italian lume.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlumbɾe/, [ˈlũmbɾe]

Noun

lumbre f (plural lumbres)

  1. combustible material
  2. fire (matter that has produced or is capable of producing fire)
  3. light produced by fire
  4. luminosity, clearness

Further reading

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