Candelária

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine) Candlemas (Christian feast that commemorates the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple)
2. (feminine) a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Vertalings

Candelária

Lichtmess

Υπαπαντή

Candlemas

Chandeleur

Candelora

Candelosa

Candelaria

Candelera

Candelária

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/kɐ̃.deˈla.ɾi.ɐ/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Latin candēla (“tallow candle; taper”) + -aria, with the latter lusitanized as -ária (“-ary”).
The municipality is named after the feast.
Compare the inherited candeeiro (“sconce; oil lamp”).