Spanish Conversation · Level 28
89 words
Spanish word
medialuna
Pronunciation
IPA/meðjaˈluna/
Meaning
- feminine nounhalf-moon
Example
La ventana tenía la forma de una medialuna.
The window was shaped like a half-moon.
More examples
En la confitería pedí una medialuna con café.
At the pastry shop I ordered a croissant with coffee.
Core concept
Thin illuminated lunar crescent.
Common phrases
desayuno con medialuna
breakfast with a croissant
Similar words
media luna: Semicircular half-moon outline.
semiluna: Narrow crescent arc shape.
Definition in Spanish
Palabra que designa la forma curva que adopta la Luna cuando una franja de su disco queda iluminada, es decir, la media luna visible desde la Tierra.
Word origin
From Spanish medio 'half' + luna 'moon', ultimately from Latin medius and luna, forming a compound that names the Moon's half-lit crescent.
Usage tips
- In many Spanish-speaking regions medialuna also denotes a breakfast pastry similar to a croissant, so use context to tell whether it means the moon-shaped outline or the baked good.
Other meanings
- crescentnoun
- croissantnoun
Opposites
- luna llenafull moonnoun
Related words
- medialunarcrescent-shapedadjective