lucecú

Galician

Alternative forms

• lucencú

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. From luz +‎ en +‎ cu, "light-in-butt". Cognate with Portuguese luz-em-cu, luze-cu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [luθeˈku], (western) [luseˈku]

Noun

lucecú m (plural lucecús)

1. glowworm

   Synonym: vagalume

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lucecú”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “luz”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lucecú”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lucecú”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN