Candelária

See also: candelária and Candelaria

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin candēla (“tallow candle; taper”) + -aria, with the latter lusitanized as -ária (“-ary”).
The municipality is named after the feast.

Compare the inherited candeeiro (“sconce; oil lamp”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃.deˈla.ɾi.ɐ/ [kɐ̃.deˈla.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /kɐ̃.deˈla.ɾjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kɐ̃.deˈla.ɾi.a/ [kɐ̃.deˈla.ɾɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /kɐ̃.deˈla.ɾja/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ̃.dɨˈla.ɾjɐ/

  • Hyphenation: Can‧de‧lá‧ri‧a

Proper noun

Candelária f

  1. (Christianity) Candlemas (Christian feast that commemorates the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple)
  2. a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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