lucerga

Galician

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin lucerna (“lamp”) + the dialectal suffix -ga, from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia *-ika.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [luˈθɛɾɣa̝], (western) [luˈs̺ɛɾħa̝].

Noun

lucerga f (plural lucergas)

  1. firefly; glowworm
    Synonyms: vagalume, lucecú, lurcucú, verme canteiro

References
  • “lucerga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
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