/looh'meuh nair"ee euh/ ; Sp. /looh'mee nah"rddyah/ , n. , pl. luminarias /-nair"ee euhz/ ; Sp. /-nah"rddyahs/ .
(esp. in Mexico) a Christmas lantern consisting of a lighted candle set in sand inside a paper bag.
[ 1945-50; luminaria, orig. neut. pl. of LUMINARIS lamp; see LUMEN, -AR 1 ]