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linterna

  • [lĩn̪ˈt̪eɾna] Colombia

Rhymes with eɾ.na

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Del latín lanterna ('linterna, farol').

noun linternas

  1. Utensilios Aparato portátil generalmente cilíndrico que emite luz.
  2. Es un remate en la parte superior de la cúpula, que adopta la forma de pequeño templete, perforada de ventanas que proporcionan iluminación al interior.

In English

  • flashlight battery-powered hand-held light source
  • lantern a smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one

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"linterna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/linterna. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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linterna. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/linterna

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"linterna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/linterna.

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@misc{linterna_2026,
  title = {linterna},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/linterna},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}