lanterna.
flashlight (battery-powered hand-held lightsource)
Meaning & usage
flashlight (battery-powered hand-held lightsource)
lantern (case of transparent material made to protect a flame, or light)
headlight (light in front of a vehicle)
lamp of a lighthouse
roof lantern (type of cupola)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lanterna, from Latin lanterna (“lantern; lamp”), corruption of Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ (lamptḗr, “torch”).
synonym of lanterninha
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lanterna, from Latin lanterna (“lantern; lamp”), corruption of Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ (lamptḗr, “torch”).
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