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luminaria

luminaria noun: a vigil fire used in ceremonies in Native American and Hispanic cultures. Also the plural of luminarium.

luminaria: a vigil fire used in ceremonies in Native American and Hispanic cultures
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Noun

luminaria (plural luminarias)

  1. A vigil fire used in ceremonies in Native American and Hispanic cultures.
  2. A makeshift lantern used as a holiday decoration, especially in Hispanic culture.
    Synonyms:
    farolito

Also used as

luminaria is also the plural of luminarium.

Synonyms of luminaria

Forms of luminaria

pluralluminarias

Origin of luminaria

Borrowed from Spanish luminaria.

Questions about luminaria

What does luminaria mean?
Luminaria means a vigil fire used in ceremonies in Native American and Hispanic cultures.
What part of speech is luminaria?
Luminaria is a noun.
What is the plural of luminaria?
The plural of luminaria is luminarias.

Words near luminaria in the dictionary

  1. luminant
  2. luminants
  3. luminaphone
  4. luminaphones
  5. luminar
  6. luminaria
  7. luminarias
  8. luminaries
  9. luminarium
  10. luminariums
  11. luminary

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