candea

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Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese candea, from Latin candēla. Doublet of candil.

Cognate with Portuguese candeia and Spanish candela.

Pronunciation

Noun

candea f (plural candeas)

  1. candle
    Synonym: estadal
  2. catkin
    Synonym: amento
  3. tassel (of corn)
  4. icicle
    Synonyms: carambelo, carambo, caramelo

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

References

  • “candea” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “candea” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “candea” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “candea” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “candea” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin candēla. Cognate with Old Spanish candela.

Pronunciation

Noun

candea f (plural candeas)

  1. candle, votive candle

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Galician: candea
  • Portuguese: candeia (see there for further descendants)

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