luminaria
Spanish, noun/lumiˈnaɾja/
luminaria is spelled L-U-M-I-N-A-R-I-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 62,884th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Luminaria is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “vigil fire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Luz que se establece para adornar”.
What does luminaria mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevigil fire
- 2
femininelamp, light
- 3
femininealtar lamp
noun
- 1
femininemasculineluminary, star, celebrity
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Luz que se establece para adornar. 2. Luz que está constantemente encendida en las iglesias, delante del Santísimo Sacramento. 3. Persona que destaca en un ámbito. 4. Fuego que se hace la noche de San Juan en algunos pueblos de España.
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 luminaria
- luminarias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce luminaria?
- /lumiˈnaɾja/
- [lu.miˈna.ɾja]
- [lumiˈnaɾja]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to luminaria
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is luminaria in Spanish?
luminaria 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).