lúnula
Spanish, noun/ˈlunula/
lúnula is spelled L-Ú-N-U-L-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 38 million words in written Spanish, the 220,080th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lúnula is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “lunula” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Semicírculo de la raíz de la uña”.
What does lúnula mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelunula
- 2
femininelunula
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Semicírculo de la raíz de la uña. 2. Soporte para la custodia. 3. Figura compuesta de dos arcos de círculo que se cortan en el mismo lado.
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 lúnula
- lúnulas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lúnula?
- /ˈlunula/
- [ˈlu.nu.la]
- [ˈlunula]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lúnula
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lúnula in Spanish?
lúnula appears about once in every 38 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).