candida

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See also: Candida, cándida, cândida, Cándida, and Cândida

English

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Candida, from Latin candida.

Noun

candida (plural candidas)

  1. (medicine, informal) A yeast of the genus Candida, usually specifically Candida albicans
    • 1988 January 22, Robert McClory, “The Yeast of Our Problems”, in Chicago Reader‎:
      "What we're finding," says Marshall, "is that if we lean only on candida and don't treat other molds affecting the system, we fail.

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkan.di.da/
  • Rhymes: -andida
  • Hyphenation: càn‧di‧da

Etymology 1

Noun

candida f (plural candide)

  1. candida (fungus)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

candida

  1. feminine singular of candido

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

candida

  1. inflection of candidare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Adjective

candida

  1. inflection of candidus:
    1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
    2. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Adjective

candidā

  1. feminine ablative singular of candidus

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Candida.

Noun

candida f (uncountable)

  1. thrush

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