linterna

/linˈteɾna/ · B1 · noun · f

flashlight, torch

🔦🏮 linterna = lantern with an i; both come from Latin lanterna

English lantern and Spanish linterna share one Latin root, lanterna. Swap the first a for an i and you have the Spanish word. Today it usually means a battery torch or flashlight, and it is feminine: la linterna.

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