candeia
Portuguese
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Galician-Portuguese candea (“candle”), from Latin candēla (“candle”).[1][2] Doublet of the borrowed candela.
Cognate with Galician candea, Spanish, Catalan, and Italian candela, French chandelle and English candle.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: can‧dei‧a
Noun
editcandeia f (plural candeias)
- (archaic) candle (light source with a wick embedded in wax)
- Synonym: vela
- lamp; oil lamp (light source with a wick and an oil container)
- Synonym: lampião
- any of several shrubs characterised by resinous, medicinal and tannin-rich bark
Related terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- ^ “candeia” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “candeia” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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