Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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.

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