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lamparita

Spanish, noun/lampaˈɾita/

lamparita is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “lightbulb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of lámpara. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dispositivo eléctrico formado por un delgado hilo de vanadio u otro metal en un recipiente vacío, a través…”.

What does lamparita mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininelightbulb

  2. 2

    femininediminutive of lámpara

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Dispositivo eléctrico formado por un delgado hilo de vanadio u otro metal en un recipiente vacío, a través del cual se hace pasar corriente eléctrica para iluminar por incandescencia.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of lamparita

  • lamparitas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce lamparita?

  • /lampaˈɾita/
  • [lãm.paˈɾi.t̪a]
  • [lãmpaˈɾit̪a]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to lamparita

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is lamparita in Spanish?

lamparita appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).