"Luca" meaning in Italian

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈlu.ka/
Rhymes: -uka Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Lūcās. Etymology templates: {{lbor|it|la|Lūcās}} Learned borrowing from Latin Lūcās Head templates: {{it-proper noun|m}} Luca m
  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Luke or Lucas Tags: masculine Related terms: Lucca
    Sense id: en-Luca-it-name-AstXFhHD Categories (other): Italian given names, Italian male given names, Books of the Bible Disambiguation of Books of the Bible: 29 32 39
  2. Luke (biblical character) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Luca-it-name-Wh6c2w8k Categories (other): Biblical characters, Books of the Bible Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 17 49 34 Disambiguation of Books of the Bible: 29 32 39
  3. the Gospel of Luke Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Luca-it-name-1UqTVyQm Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian proper nouns with irregular gender, Books of the Bible, Individuals Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 13 10 17 16 15 24 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 6 18 15 20 27 2 2 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 28 28 45 Disambiguation of Italian proper nouns with irregular gender: 30 24 46 Disambiguation of Books of the Bible: 29 32 39 Disambiguation of Individuals: 25 29 47
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      "ipa": "/ˈlu.ka/"
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      "rhymes": "-uka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Luca"
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "name",
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  ],
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