Inherited fromOld Spanishluziérnega, fromLatinlucerna(“lamp”) + the dialectal suffix-aga, fromPaleo-Hispanic. The positioning of stress in theantepenultimate syllable is also due to pre-Roman influence.

• IPA^(key): /luˈθjeɾnaɡa/[luˈθjeɾ.na.ɣ̞a](Spain)
• IPA^(key): /luˈsjeɾnaɡa/[luˈsjeɾ.na.ɣ̞a](Latin America,Philippines)
• Rhymes:-eɾnaɡa
• Syllabification:lu‧ciér‧na‧ga

luciérnaga f (pluralluciérnagas)

1. firefly

   Synonym:bicho de luz

• “luciérnaga”, inDiccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8,Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish:Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

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• Rhymes:Spanish/eɾnaɡa
• Rhymes:Spanish/eɾnaɡa/4 syllables
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• es:Elateroid beetles

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