vaga-lume
Portuguese, noun/va.ɡaˈlũ.mi/
vaga-lume is spelled V-A-G-A-L-U-M-E (8 letters). Vaga-lume is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “firefly (beetle that of the family Lampyridae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “inseto que emite luz na noite”.
What does vaga-lume mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefirefly (beetle that of the family Lampyridae)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. inseto que emite luz na noite 2. inseto de tipo coleóptero polífago do gênero piróforo da familia dos elaterídeos, bioluminescente
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 vaga-lume
- vaga-lumes plural
- vagalume alternative misspelling
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vaga-lume?
- Brazil /va.ɡaˈlũ.mi/
- Portugal /vɐ.ɡɐˈlu.mɨ/
- Portugal [vɐ.ɣɐˈlu.mɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vaga-lume
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.