candeia

Portuguese

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈdej.ɐ/ [kɐ̃ˈdeɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈdej.ɐ/ [kɐ̃ˈdeɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈdej.a/ [kɐ̃ˈdeɪ̯.a]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈdɐj.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈdɐj.ɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈdej.ɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈdej.ɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈde.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: can‧dei‧a

Noun

candeia f (plural candeias)

2. (archaic) candle (light source with a wick embedded in wax)

   Synonym: vela

4. lamp; oil lamp (light source with a wick and an oil container)

   Synonym: lampião

6. any of several shrubs characterised by resinous, medicinal and tannin-rich bark

Related terms

• candil, candela

Descendants

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