candil

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English

Noun

candil (plural candils)

  1. Alternative form of candy (“Indian unit of mass”)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: can‧dil
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Etymology 1

    From Arabic قِنْدِيل (qindīl). Cognate with Galician and Spanish candil and Turkish kandil.

    Noun

    candil m (plural candis)

    1. a small lantern

    Descendants

    • →? Gujarati: કંદિલ (kandil)

    Etymology 2

    From Marathi खंडी (khaṇḍī), from Sanskrit खण्डन (khaṇḍana), from root खण्ड् (khaṇḍ, “to divide, break into pieces”).

    Noun

    candil m (plural candis)

    1. (historical) candy (unit of mass)

    Spanish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Arabic قِنْدِيل (qindīl), from Latin candēla. Doublet of candela.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kanˈdil/
    • Rhymes: -il
    • Syllabification: can‧dil

    Noun

    candil m (plural candiles)

    1. oil lamp
      Synonym: lámpara de aceite
    2. Betty lamp
    3. a fish of the family Holocentridae; a squirrelfish or soldierfish

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