kandilero
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- canralero — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
- kandalero — obsolete
- kandelero
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish candelero.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kandiˈleɾo/ [kɐn̪.d̪ɪˈlɛː.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -eɾo
- Syllabification: kan‧di‧le‧ro
Noun
kandilero (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜎᜒᜇᜓ)
- candlestick
- Synonym: sasangan
Derived terms
- kandileruhin
Related terms
- kandelabra
- kandila
See also
Further reading
- “kandilero”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
- “kandelero”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag., page 140: “Candelero) Canrelero (pp) C. ꝑa la candela”