candeia

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese candea (“candle”), from Latin candēla (“candle”). Doublet of the borrowed candela.

Cognate with Galician candea, Spanish candela, Catalan candela, French chandelle, Italian candela and English candle.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.ˈdɐj.ɐ/, /kɐ̃.ˈdej.ɐ/
Hyphenation: can‧dei‧a

Noun

candeia f (plural candeias)

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

Synonyms

(candle): vela
(oil lamp): lampião

Related terms

candil, candela

Descendants

Angolar: kandja
Guinea-Bissau Creole: kandia
Indo-Portuguese: candia
Kabuverdianu: kandiâ
Macanese: candia
Principense: kandya
Sãotomense: kandja

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