luto
Spanish, noun/ˈluto/
luto is spelled L-U-T-O (4 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 11,366th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Luto is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “mourning (feeling or expressing sorrow or regret, especially over someone's death)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Expresión de pena por la muerte de una persona, se manifiesta en la ropa y accesorios de color negro, así…”.
What does luto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemourning (feeling or expressing sorrow or regret, especially over someone's death)
Estamos de luto.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Expresión de pena por la muerte de una persona, se manifiesta en la ropa y accesorios de color negro, así como en adornos que se colocan en el lugar donde vivía o donde se vela el difunto. 2. Pena por la muerte de un familiar o amigo. 3. Filete añadido a las esquelas religiosas.
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 luto
- lutos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce luto?
- /ˈluto/
- [ˈlu.t̪o]
- [ˈlut̪o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to luto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is luto in Spanish?
luto appears 5.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).