Wiktionary

Candelaria

See also: Candelária

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Candelaria.

Proper noun

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Candelaria

  1. A ranchería in Tasquillo municipality, Hidalgo, Mexico.
  2. A village in the Chimaltenango department, Guatemala.
    • 1996, Mary Richardson Miller, The Women of Candelaria, San Francisco: Pomegranate Artbooks, page 9:
      In the highlands of Guatemala there is a dirt and stone road that runs from the pueblo of San Martin Jilotepeque to the village of Candelaria.
  3. A town in the Cuscatlán department, El Salvador
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Spanish

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Etymology

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From candela (“candle”) +‎ -ario +‎ -a, shortened from Virgen de la Candelaria, epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Virgin of Candelaria."

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kandeˈlaɾja/ [kãn̪.d̪eˈla.ɾja]
  • Audio (Mexico):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾja
  • Syllabification: Can‧de‧la‧ria

Noun

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Candelaria f (plural Candelarias)

  1. Candlemas (Christian feast)

Proper noun

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Candelaria f

  1. a female given name
  2. Candelaria (ranchería in Mexico)
  3. Candelaria (a village in Guatemala)
  4. A town in Artemisa, Cuba
  5. A town in the Cuscatlán department, El Salvador
  6. Candelaria (a town, a municipality of Atlántico, Colombia).
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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Candelaria (“Candlemas”), mostly a reference to the Virgin of Candelaria, an epithet of the Virgin Mary common in Latin America.

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Proper noun

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Candelaria (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜎᜇ᜔ᜌ)

  1. Candelaria (a municipality of Quezon, Philippines)
  2. Candelaria (a municipality of Zambales, Philippines)
  3. a female given name from Spanish, a reference to the Virgin of Candelaria
  4. a religious surname from Spanish
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