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noun, feminine

luciérnaga

/luˈθjeɾnaɡa/

noun, feminine/luˈθjeɾnaɡa/plural: luciérnagas

firefly

Synonyms: bicho de luz

Inherited from Old Spanish luziérnega, from Latin lucerna (“lamp”) + the dialectal suffix -aga, from Paleo-Hispanic. The positioning of stress in the antepenultimate syllable is also due to pre-Roman influence.