luminaria

Borrowed from Spanish luminaria.

luminaria (plural luminarias)

1. A vigil fire used in ceremonies in Native American and Hispanic cultures.
2. A makeshift lantern used as a holiday decoration, especially in Hispanic culture.

• (lantern): farolito

luminaria

1. plural of luminarium

From Late Latin lūmināria, neuter plural of lūmināre, from Latin lūmen; possibly a borrowing.

luminaria f (plural luminarie)

1. (usually in the plural) illuminations

Borrowed from Late Latin lūmināria, neuter plural of lūmināre, from Latin lūmen. Compare the inherited doublet lumbrera.

• IPA^(key): /lumiˈnaɾja/ [lu.miˈna.ɾja]
• Rhymes: -aɾja
• Syllabification: lu‧mi‧na‧ria

luminaria f (plural luminarias)

1. vigil fire
2. lamp, light
3. altar lamp

luminaria m or f by sense (plural luminarias)

1. luminary, star, celebrity

• “luminaria”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025