noun, feminine/ʃɑ̃.dɛl/plural: chandelles
a (tallow) candle; any candle; candlelight; enlightenment; a jack stand
“dîner aux chandelles” — candlelight dinner, candlelit dinner
Inherited from Old French chandele, chandeile, chandoile, from Latin candēla (with a change of suffix to -elle, from Latin -ella). Doublet of candela.