noun, feminine/kanˈdela/plural: candelas
candle; candela (physical unit); combustible; fire, light; soapwood (Dodonaea viscosa)
“El cuarto de Tula, le cogió candela / Se quedó dormida y no apagó la vela” — Tula's room caught fire / She fell asleep and didn't put out the candle
Synonyms: vela, lumbre, fuego, incendio
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kend-der. Proto-Italic *kandēō Latin candeō Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-lós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁-léh₂ Proto-Italic *-ēlā Latin -ēla Latin candēla Spanish candela Inherited from Latin candēla. Doublet of candil.