candelero

A semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin candēlārius, from Latin candēla (“candle”), from candeō (“I shine, glow”).

• IPA^(key): /kandeˈleɾo/

candelero m (plural candeleros)

1. candlestick
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 76r:

     e p̃ſo el altar de oro ela meſa e los cãdeleros e las lãpadas e todo el guarniment de oro q̃ era ẽ la caſa del c̃ador

     And he took the altar of gold and the table and the candlesticks and the lamps and all the furnishings of gold that were in the House of the Creator.

• candela

• Spanish: candelero

Inherited from Old Spanish candelero, a semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin candēlārius. Analyzable as candela (“candle”) +‎ -ero. Compare Portuguese candeeiro, Catalan candeler, French chandelier, Italian candelaio.

• IPA^(key): /kandeˈleɾo/ [kãn̪.d̪eˈle.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: can‧de‧le‧ro

candelero m (plural candeleros)

1. candlestick
2. (nautical) stanchion
3. maker or seller of candles; chandler

• “candelero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024