whats the difference between lumbre and fuego?

Question

whats the difference between lumbre and fuego?

Answer 1

Well I think both words are interchangeable.

¿Me das fuego/lumbre? - Do you have a light?

or

¿Tienes fuego/lumbre? - Do you have a light?

Answer 2

I believe the true meaning of the word "lumbre" is light. As in: "the light bulb gives off light." or "fire gives off light (or illuminates).

If someone says: "el foco alumbra"- that means: "the light bulb gives off "light" or "lumbre".

In some countries, though, like Mexico, they call fire, "lumbre", because fire "alumbra" or gives off "light" or "lumbre" (which siimply means "the fire illuminates").

Some people might use it interchangeably, but that doesn't make it right, of course.

Answer 3

lumbre is more of a material used to start a fire and fuego is the actual fire