candeia

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Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese candea (“candle”), from Latin candēla (“candle”). Doublet of the borrowed candela.

Cognate with Galician candea, Spanish, Catalan, and Italian candela, French chandelle and English candle.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: can‧dei‧a

Noun

candeia f (plural candeias)

  2. (archaic) candle (light source with a wick embedded in wax)
    Synonym: vela
  4. lamp; oil lamp (light source with a wick and an oil container)
    Synonym: lampião
  6. any of several shrubs characterised by resinous, medicinal and tannin-rich bark

Related terms

Descendants

  • Angolar: kandja
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: kandia
  • Indo-Portuguese: candia
  • Kabuverdianu: kandiâ
  • Macanese: candia
  • Principense: kandya
  • Sãotomense: kandja

References

  1. ^ “candeia” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. ^ “candeia” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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