santa-luzia
Portuguese, noun/ˌsɐ̃.tɐ.luˈzi.ɐ/
santa-luzia is spelled S-A-N-T-A-L-U-Z-I-A (10 letters). Santa-luzia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “ferule” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “joaninha”.
What does santa-luzia mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialfeminineferule
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. município brasileiro do estado da Bahia 2. município brasileiro do estado do Maranhão 3. município brasileiro do estado de Minas Gerais 4. município brasileiro do estado da Paraíba
noun: 1. joaninha
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 santa-luzia
- santas-luzias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce santa-luzia?
- Brazil /ˌsɐ̃.tɐ.luˈzi.ɐ/
- Portugal /ˌsɐ̃.tɐ.luˈzi.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.