lumbre
Spanish, noun/ˈlumbɾe/
lumbre is spelled L-U-M-B-R-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 49,460th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lumbre is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “combustible material” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Carbón, leña u otra materia combustible encendida”.
What does lumbre mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecombustible material
- 2
femininefire (matter that has produced or is capable of producing fire)
- 3
femininelight produced by fire
- 4
feminineluminosity, clearness
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Carbón, leña u otra materia combustible encendida. 2. Espacio que una puerta, ventana, claraboya, tronera, etc., deja franco a la entrada de la luz. 3. Esplendor, lucimiento, claridad. 4. Parte anterior de la herradura.
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 lumbre
- lumbres plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lumbre?
- /ˈlumbɾe/
- [ˈlũm.bɾe]
- [ˈlũmbɾe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lumbre
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lumbre in Spanish?
lumbre appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).