luneta

Portuguese

Noun

luneta f (plural lunetas)

spyglass (portable telescope)

Spanish

Etymology

luna (“moon”) +‎ -eta (“diminutive suffix”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /luˈneta/, [luˈnet̪a]

Noun

luneta f (plural lunetas)

lens
box (seating compartment in a theater)
(architecture) lunette
(candy, Mexico) a lens-shaped colour-varied sugar-coated chocolate confectionery

Synonyms

(lens): lente
(box): butaca

Further reading

“luneta” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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