Polyglot Dictionary

candela

/kanˈdela/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
candelas

Meaning

  1. candle

    • Encendió una candela.

      He lit a candle.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

vela

candela and vela are close synonyms for "candle"; vela also separately means "sail," of a boat.

Similar in other languages

German

Kerze

Kerze is the German word for the same thing — both mean "candle."

French

bougie

bougie is the French word for the same thing — both mean "candle."

Practice

1 What does candela mean?

2 Fill the gap: Encendió una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches candela?

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