candelero
Old Spanish edit
Etymology edit
A semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin candēlārius, from Latin candēla (“candle”), from candeō (“I shine, glow”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
candelero m (plural candeleros)
- candlestick
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 76r:
- e p̃ſo el altar de oro ela meſa e los cãdeleros e las lãpadas e todo el guarniment de oro q̃ era ẽ la caſa del c̃ador
- And he took the altar of gold and the table and the candlesticks and the lamps and all the furnishings of gold that were in the House of the Creator.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Spanish: candelero
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Spanish candelero, a semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin candēlārius. Analyzable as candela (“candle”) + -ero. Compare Portuguese candeeiro, Catalan candeler, French chandelier, Italian candelaio.
Noun edit
candelero m (plural candeleros)
- candlestick
- (nautical) stanchion
- maker or seller of candles; chandler
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Further reading edit
- “candelero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014