"luca" meaning in Español

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Noun

IPA: [ˈlu.ka] Forms: lucas [plural]
Rhymes: u.ka Etymology: Del caló luca ('dinero').
  1. Millar, conjunto de mil unidades. Tags: Río-de-la-Plata
    Sense id: es-luca-es-noun-WBJLQ6sz Categories (other): ES:Río de la Plata
  2. Mil unidades de una divisa. Tags: Chile, Río-de-la-Plata, colloquial
    Sense id: es-luca-es-noun-qtY5uM6N Categories (other): ES:Chile, ES:Río de la Plata, ES:Términos coloquiales
  3. Sol, moneda de Perú. Tags: Peru, colloquial
    Sense id: es-luca-es-noun-ecZThgNf Categories (other): ES:Monedas, ES:Perú, ES:Términos coloquiales
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (Mil unidades de una divisa.): lucrecia

Inflected forms

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  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Palabras bisílabas",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Palabras llanas",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Palabras provenientes del caló",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Rimas:u.ka",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Sustantivos",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "ES:Sustantivos femeninos",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Español",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del caló luca ('dinero').",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "acentuación": "llana",
    "longitud silábica": "bisílaba"
  },
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lucas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "lu-ca",
  "lang": "Español",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Sustantivo femenino",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "ES:Río de la Plata",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Millar, conjunto de mil unidades."
      ],
      "id": "es-luca-es-noun-WBJLQ6sz",
      "raw_tags": [
        "lunfardismo",
        "se emplea más en plural"
      ],
      "sense_index": "1",
      "tags": [
        "Río-de-la-Plata"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "ES:Chile",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "ES:Río de la Plata",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "ES:Términos coloquiales",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              24
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "«\"Cuando me muera, voy a donar mi cerebro\"». 16 may 2006.",
          "text": "Voy a apostar diez lucas verdes por mí."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Mil unidades de una divisa."
      ],
      "id": "es-luca-es-noun-qtY5uM6N",
      "raw_tags": [
        "lunfardismo",
        "se emplea más en plural"
      ],
      "sense_index": "2",
      "tags": [
        "Chile",
        "Río-de-la-Plata",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "ES:Monedas",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "ES:Perú",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "ES:Términos coloquiales",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              20,
              25
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Oe mano, préstame 5 lucas para mi locrito."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Sol, moneda de Perú."
      ],
      "id": "es-luca-es-noun-ecZThgNf",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Monedas"
      ],
      "sense_index": "3",
      "tags": [
        "Peru",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlu.ka]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "u.ka"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "Mil unidades de una divisa.",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "lucrecia"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "feminine"
  ],
  "word": "luca"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "ES:Palabras bisílabas",
    "ES:Palabras llanas",
    "ES:Palabras provenientes del caló",
    "ES:Rimas:u.ka",
    "ES:Sustantivos",
    "ES:Sustantivos femeninos",
    "Español"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del caló luca ('dinero').",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "acentuación": "llana",
    "longitud silábica": "bisílaba"
  },
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lucas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "lu-ca",
  "lang": "Español",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Sustantivo femenino",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "ES:Río de la Plata"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Millar, conjunto de mil unidades."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "lunfardismo",
        "se emplea más en plural"
      ],
      "sense_index": "1",
      "tags": [
        "Río-de-la-Plata"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ES:Chile",
        "ES:Río de la Plata",
        "ES:Términos coloquiales"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              24
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "«\"Cuando me muera, voy a donar mi cerebro\"». 16 may 2006.",
          "text": "Voy a apostar diez lucas verdes por mí."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Mil unidades de una divisa."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "lunfardismo",
        "se emplea más en plural"
      ],
      "sense_index": "2",
      "tags": [
        "Chile",
        "Río-de-la-Plata",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ES:Monedas",
        "ES:Perú",
        "ES:Términos coloquiales"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              20,
              25
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Oe mano, préstame 5 lucas para mi locrito."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Sol, moneda de Perú."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "Monedas"
      ],
      "sense_index": "3",
      "tags": [
        "Peru",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlu.ka]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "u.ka"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "Mil unidades de una divisa.",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "lucrecia"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "feminine"
  ],
  "word": "luca"
}

Download raw JSONL data for luca meaning in Español (1.5kB)

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  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Español",
  "subsection": "Sustantivo femenino",
  "title": "luca",
  "trace": "started on line 2, detected on line 2"
}

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  "msg": "no corresponding start tag found for </span>",
  "path": [
    "luca"
  ],
  "section": "Español",
  "subsection": "Sustantivo femenino",
  "title": "luca",
  "trace": ""
}

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