Luz

See also: Appendix:Variations of "luz"

English

Proper noun

Luz

1. A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Luz.

Proper noun

Luz

1. a female given name from Spanish
2. A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines

Portuguese

Etymology

From luz (“light”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlu(j)s/ [ˈlu(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlu(j)s/ [ˈlu(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈlu(j)ʃ/ [ˈlu(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈluʃ/

Proper noun

Luz f

1. a female given name
2. A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil
3. A neighborhood of Bom Retiro district, São Paulo, Brazil

Further reading

• Luz (Minas Gerais) on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt
• Luz (bairro de São Paulo) on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

Spanish

Etymology

luz (“light”), shortened from María (de la) Luz, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of Light".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈluθ/ [ˈluθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈlus/ [ˈlus]
• Rhymes: -uθ
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: Luz

Proper noun

Luz f

1. a female given name