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quebra-luz

Portuguese, noun/ˌkɛ.bɾɐˈlu(j)s/

quebra-luz is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “lampshade (cover over a lamp)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “abajur”.

What does quebra-luz mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinelampshade (cover over a lamp)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. abajur

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 quebra-luz

  • quebra-luzes plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce quebra-luz?

  • Brazil /ˌkɛ.bɾɐˈlu(j)s/
  • Brazil [ˌkɛ.bɾɐˈlu(ɪ̯)s]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to quebra-luz

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.