tragaluz

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of traga (“to swallow”) +‎ luz (“light”). Literally, “light swallower”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /tɾaɡaˈluθ/ [t̪ɾa.ɣ̞aˈluθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /tɾaɡaˈlus/ [t̪ɾa.ɣ̞aˈlus]
• Rhymes: -uθ
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: tra‧ga‧luz

Noun

tragaluz m (plural tragaluces)

1. skylight

   Synonym: claraboya

   • 1967, Antonio Buero Vallejo, “El tragaluz [The Skylight]”, in Mariano de Paco, editor, Hoy es fiesta; El tragaluz (Letras hispánicas; 686)‎^[1], Cátedra, published 2011 June 6, →ISBN, Parte primera [First Part], page 190:

     El amplio tragaluz […] es invisible: se encuentra en la cuarta pared y […] proyecta sobre la estancia la sombra de su reja.

     The large skylight […] is invisible: it is found on the fourth wall and […] projects the shadow of its grating onto the room.

Further reading

• “tragaluz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16