noun, feminineplural: veladoras
votive candle, prayer candle, religious candle (ceremonial or nonceremonial ones sold in stores); alternative form of velador (“bedside lamp”); oil lamp; feminine singular of velador (“night watchman”)
Etymology tree Spanish vela Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Spanish -dor Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Old Spanish -a Spanish -a Spanish -dora Spanish veladora From vela + -dora.