Candombléia
Portuguese, noun/kɐ̃.dõˈblɛj.ɐ/
Candombléia is spelled C-A-N-D-O-M-B-L-É-I-A (11 letters). Candombléia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a Protestant church in Brazil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Candombléia mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilcolloquialderogatoryfemininea Protestant church in Brazil
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Candombléia
- Candombléias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Candombléia?
- Brazil /kɐ̃.dõˈblɛj.ɐ/
- Brazil [kɐ̃.dõˈblɛɪ̯.ɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.