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luar.

moonlight (sunlight reflected by the moon)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/luˈa(ʁ)/Brazil[luˈa(h)]Brazil/ˈlwa(ʁ)/Brazil[ˈlwa(h)]Brazil
  1. moonlight (sunlight reflected by the moon)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-sneh₂ Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂ Proto-Italic *louksnā Latin lūna Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin lūnāris Old Galician-Portuguese lũar Portuguese luar Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lũar, from Latin lūnāris, from lūna (“moon”) + -āris. Doublet of lunar. Compare Galician luar.

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