candélabre

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin candēlābrum, from candēla (“candle”). Doublet of chandelier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ̃.de.labʁ/

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Noun

candélabre m (plural candélabres)

1. candelabrum

Further reading

• “candélabre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.