Masculine

candelero

Meaning

  1. (masculine) candlestick
  2. (masculine) stanchion
  3. (masculine) maker or seller of candles; chandler

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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