Candelaria

Candelaria

See also: Candelária

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Candelaria.

Proper noun

Candelaria

1. A ranchería in Tasquillo municipality, Hidalgo, Mexico.
2. A village in the Chimaltenango department, Guatemala.
   • 1996, Mary Richardson Miller, The Women of Candelaria, San Francisco: Pomegranate Artbooks, page 9:

     In the highlands of Guatemala there is a dirt and stone road that runs from the pueblo of San Martin Jilotepeque to the village of Candelaria.

Translations

ranchería in Mexico

Otomi: Mezquital: ꞌRamhai Spanish: Candelaria (es)

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Spanish

Etymology

From candela +‎ -ario +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kandeˈlaɾja/ [kãn̪.d̪eˈla.ɾja]

• Audio (Mexico)

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• Rhymes: -aɾja
• Syllabification: Can‧de‧la‧ria

Noun

Candelaria f (plural Candelarias)

1. Candlemas (Christian feast)

Proper noun

Candelaria ?

1. Candelaria (ranchería in Mexico)
2. Candelaria (a village in Guatemala)
3. A town in Artemisa, Cuba

Related terms

• Candelario

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Candelaria (“Candlemas”), mostly a reference to the Virgin of Candelaria, an epithet of the Virgin Mary common in Latin America.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Can‧de‧la‧ria
• IPA^(key): /kandeˈlaɾja/, [kɐn.deˈlaɾ.jɐ]

Proper noun

Candelaria

1. Candelaria (a municipality of Quezon, Philippines)
2. Candelaria (a municipality of Zambales, Philippines)
3. a female given name from Spanish, a reference to the Virgin of Candelaria
4. a religious surname from Spanish