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chandelle.

a (tallow) candle

9 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃɑ̃.dɛl/

  1. a (tallow) candle

    feminine

  2. any candle

    North-America · feminine

  3. candlelight

    feminine
    dîner aux chandelles

  4. enlightenment

    feminine · figuratively

  5. a jack stand

    feminine

  6. a chandelle

    feminine

  7. up and under

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French chandele, chandeile, chandoile, from Latin candēla (with a change of suffix to -elle, from Latin -ella). Doublet of candela.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.