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Candela¹

  • [kãn̪ˈd̪ela]

Rhymes with e.la

Where it comes from

de origen andaluz

proper noun

  1. Apellido.

candela²

  • [kãn̪ˈd̪ela]

Rhymes with e.la

Where it comes from

Del latín candēla.

noun candelas

  1. Unidad de medida de intensidad luminosa.
  2. Vela, cilindro de cera con pabilo usado para alumbrar.
  3. Cuba, Puerto Rico, Spain, Venezuela Fuego.
  4. Pirotecnia Candela romana.
  5. Venezuela, colloquial Persona irascible, de mal genio o de carácter fuerte.
  6. Venezuela, colloquial Dícese del sabor picante muy intenso.

adjective candelas

  1. Venezuela, colloquial Muy severo, riguroso, estricto, austero.

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"candela." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/candela. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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candela. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/candela

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"candela." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/candela.

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@misc{candela_2026,
  title = {candela},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/candela},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}