contraluz

Spanish

Etymology

From contra- +‎ luz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkontɾaˈluθ/ [ˌkõn̪.t̪ɾaˈluθ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˌkontɾaˈlus/ [ˌkõn̪.t̪ɾaˈlus] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -uθ (Spain)
• Rhymes: -us (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: con‧tra‧luz

Noun

contraluz m or f same meaning (plural contraluces)

1. backlight; a view from the opposite side of the direction toward which a light source shines
2. a photograph taken from such a view

Usage notes

• Both senses are usually masculine, but the first sense may also be feminine, and this is sometimes considered the prescriptively correct gender.

Derived terms

• a contraluz
• al contraluz

Further reading

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