candelilla
Spanish, noun[kãn̪d̪eˈliʝa]
candelilla is spelled C-A-N-D-E-L-I-L-L-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written Spanish, the 176,328th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Candelilla is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “candelilla (Euphorbia antisyphilitica)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Variante de candela”.
What does candelilla mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecandelilla (Euphorbia antisyphilitica)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Variante de candela. 2. Especie de fleco que echan algunos árboles, como los álamos blancos y otros, en lugar de flor. 3. Acción o efecto de encandelillar. 4. Planta euforbiácea que da un jugo lechoso y drástico..
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of candelilla
- candelillas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce candelilla?
- [kãn̪d̪eˈliʝa]
- [kãn̪d̪eˈliʎa]
- [kãn̪d̪eˈliʃa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is candelilla in Spanish?
candelilla appears about once in every 23 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).