lanterna

Meaning

1. (feminine) flashlight (battery-powered hand-held lightsource)
2. (feminine) lantern (case of transparent material made to protect a flame, or light)
3. (feminine) headlight (light in front of a vehicle)
4. (feminine) lamp of a lighthouse
5. (feminine) roof lantern (type of cupola)
6. (Brazil,feminine,slang) the last place in a competition

Hyphenated as

lan‧ter‧na

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɐ̃ˈtɛʁ.nɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lanterna (“lantern; lamp”), corruption of Ancient Greek λαμπτήρ (lamptḗr, “torch”).

Sentences

Acendemos a lanterna e fomos até a casa dele .

We lit the flashlight and went to his house.