blue moon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) An extra full moon that appears in a subdivision of a year, namely: ▸ The third full moon in a season that contains four rather than the usual three full moons.
- (countable, uncountable) An extra full moon that appears in a subdivision of a year, namely: ▸ The second of two full moons that occur in the same calendar month (a definition created by mistake in the 20th century).
- (countable, rare) The moon tinted towards blue as it appears in the sky, caused by dust or smoke in the atmosphere.
- (broadly, countable, idiomatic) A long time.
- (uncountable) A bright blue, sweet-flavored ice cream that is popular in the Midwestern U.S. and is a component of Superman ice cream.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blue moons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (16)
gl lúa azul (full moon) · es luna azul (full moon) · cs šmoulová zmrzlina (ice cream) · fr lune bleue (full moon) · ko 블루문 (full moon) · vi trăng xanh (full moon) · ru голуба́я луна́ (full moon) · de Schlumpfeis (ice cream) · it luna blu (full moon) · pt lua azul (full moon) · ja ブルームーン (full moon) · ja ブルームーン (ice cream) · eu ilargi urdin (full moon) · vi trăng xanh (ice cream) · ko 블루문 (ice cream) · ca lluna blava (full moon)
wikidata: Q328327 · wikidata: Q4929458 · wikipedia: December 2009 lunar eclipse · wikidata: Q328327