Masculine
candelero
Meaning
- (masculine) candlestick
- (masculine) stanchion
- (masculine) maker or seller of candles; chandler
Concepts
candle stick
see en candelero
canstick
Synonyms
Translations
Hyphenated as
can‧de‧le‧ro
Etymology
In summary
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.
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