lanterna
Portuguese, noun/lɐ̃ˈtɛʁ.nɐ/
lanterna is spelled L-A-N-T-E-R-N-A (8 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,812th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lanterna is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “flashlight (battery-powered hand-held lightsource)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espécie de lampião cuja luz é resguardada por vidros laterais”.
What does lanterna mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineflashlight (battery-powered hand-held lightsource)
- 2
femininelantern (case of transparent material made to protect a flame, or light)
- 3
feminineheadlight (light in front of a vehicle)
- 4
femininelamp of a lighthouse
- 5
feminineroof lantern (type of cupola)
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininemasculineslangsynonym of lanterninha
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. espécie de lampião cuja luz é resguardada por vidros laterais 2. instrumento portátil utilizado para iluminação 3. fresta 4. farol
noun: 1. o último colocado num ranqueamento
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lanterna
- lanternas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lanterna?
- Brazil /lɐ̃ˈtɛʁ.nɐ/
- Brazil [lɐ̃ˈtɛɦ.nɐ]
- /lɐ̃ˈtɛɾ.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lanterna
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lanterna in Portuguese?
lanterna appears 6.8 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).