luz-em-cu

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • luze-cu, luzincu

Etymology

Compound of luz (“light”) +‎ em (“in”) +‎ cu (“ass”).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌluz.ɐ̃j̃ˈku/

  • Rhymes: -u

Noun

luz-em-cu m (plural luz-em-cus)

  1. (Portugal) firefly
    Synonyms: (vulgar) caga-lume, vaga-lume, pirilampo
    • 1995, Lídia Jorge, O dia dos prodígios, Leya, →ISBN, page 51:
      Agora todos os pensamentos são amargos sob os ímpetos malcontidos. Nem um luz-em-cu atravessa o quarto.
      Now all thoughts are bitter under the barely restrained impulses. Not even a firefly crosses the room.

Further reading

  • “luz-em-cu”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025
  • “luz-em-cu”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
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