tragaluz

Spanish

Etymology

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

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

Further reading

• “tragaluz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014