candeia

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Significat

(archaic,feminine) candle (light source with a wick embedded in wax)
(feminine) lamp; oil lamp (light source with a wick and an oil container)
(feminine) any of several shrubs characterised by resinous, medicinal and tannin-rich bark

Amb guionet com

can‧dei‧a

Gènere

♀️ Femení

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/kɐ̃ˈdej.ɐ/

Etimologia

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese candea (“candle”), from Latin candēla (“candle”). Doublet of the borrowed candela. Cognate with Galician candea, Spanish, Catalan, and Italian candela, French chandelle and English candle.