luche

See also: luché and -luche

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• lughe
• luxi (Campidanese)

Etymology

From Latin lūcem, accusative singular of lūx, from Proto-Italic *louks (accusative *loukem), from the Proto-Indo-European *léwks, derived from the root *lewk- (“white; light; bright”). Cognates include Italian luce and Spanish luz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluke/

Noun

luche f (plural luches)

1. (uncountable) light (visible electromagnetic radiation)

   sa luche de su sole ― the sunlight (literally, “the light of the Sun”)

2. light (source of illumination)
3. (in the plural) eye

   Synonym: luchente

   No li funtzionant bene sas luches. ― His eyes don't work right.

4. window

   domo de otto luches ― house with eight windows

Related terms

• luchente
• luchere
• lucheria

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlut͡ʃe/ [ˈlu.t͡ʃe]
• Rhymes: -utʃe
• Syllabification: lu‧che

Etymology 1

Noun

luche m (plural luches)

1. (Chile) hopscotch

   Synonyms: rayuela, (Mexico) bebeleche

Etymology 2

Verb

luche

1. inflection of luchar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “luche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10