candeia
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese candea (“candle”), from Latin candēla (“candle”). Doublet of the borrowed candela.
Cognate with Galician candea, Spanish candela, Catalan candela, French chandelle, Italian candela and English candle.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ̃.ˈdɐj.ɐ/, /kɐ̃.ˈdej.ɐ/
- Hyphenation: can‧dei‧a
Noun
candeia f (plural candeias)
- (obsolete) candle (light source with a wick embedded in wax)
- lamp; oil lamp (light source with a wick and an oil container)
- any of several shrubs characterised by resinous, medicinal and tannin-rich bark
Synonyms
- (candle): vela
- (oil lamp): lampião
Related terms
- candil, candela
Descendants
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- Angolar: kandja
- Guinea-Bissau Creole: kandia
- Indo-Portuguese: candia
- Kabuverdianu: kandiâ
- Macanese: candia
- Principense: kandya
- Sãotomense: kandja