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(Inglês)

A type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission of light.
(in-plural) A series of sloping overlapping slats or boards which admit air and light but exclude rain etc.
Any of a system of slits, as in the hood of an automobile, for ventilation.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈluːvə/

Herdado de inglês médio

lover

In summary

Inherited from Middle English lover, from Old French lovier, lover (“skylight”), from Medieval Latin *lōdārium (attested as lōvārium), extension of lōdium, of unclear origin, but probably of Germanic origin and related to Frankish *laubijā (“shelter”).