candil

English

Noun

candil (plural candils)

1. Alternative form of candy (“Indian unit of mass”)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈd͡ʒiw/ [kɐ̃ˈd͡ʒiʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈdil/ [kɐ̃ˈdiɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈdil/ [kɐ̃ˈdiɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈdi.li/

• Hyphenation: can‧dil

candil (1)

Etymology 1

From Arabic قِنْدِيل (qindīl). Cognate with Galician and Spanish candil and Turkish kandil.

Noun

candil m (plural candis)

1. a small lantern

Etymology 2

From Marathi खंडी (khaṇḍī), from Sanskrit खण्डन (khaṇḍana), from root खण्ड् (khaṇḍ, “to divide, break into pieces”).

Noun

candil m (plural candis)

1. (historical) candy (unit of mass)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قِنْدِيل (qindīl), ultimately of Latin origin. Doublet of candela.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈdil/ [kãn̪ˈd̪il]
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: can‧dil

Noun

candil m (plural candiles)

1. lamp

   Synonym: lámpara

2. A fish of the family Holocentridae; a squirrelfish or soldierfish.

Derived terms

• a moco de candil
• arder en un candil
• sombrero de tres candiles

 

Further reading

• “candil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014