noun, feminine/ˈbela/plural: velas
candle; wakefulness, sleeplessness; vigil, watch; vigil (any of various indigenous festivals)
“una noche en vela” — a sleepless night
Synonyms: cirio, candela, vigilia
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-der. Proto-Indo-European *weǵlis Proto-Italic *weglis Latin vigil Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vigilō Old Spanish velar Spanish velardeverb. Spanish vela Deverbal from velar.