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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVela
/ˈbe.la/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A piece of material attached to a boat to catch the wind and drive the vessel forward.
"El barco navegaba con todas las velas desplegadas." - 2
A cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick that is lighted to produce light as it burns.
"Encendieron una vela para iluminar la habitación durante el apagón."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'vela', the plural of 'velum' meaning a sail, curtain, or covering. In Romance languages like Spanish, it evolved into a feminine singular noun referring to a sail on a boat or a wax candle.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Vela" is said worldwide
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bougie
Transliteration: /bu.ʒi/
"Elle a soufflé les bougies de son gâteau d'anniversaire."
Kerze
Transliteration: /ˈkɛʁ.t͡sə/
"Wir zünden eine Kerze an."
candela
Transliteration: /kanˈde.la/
"La candela illumina la stanza buia."
vela
Transliteration: /ˈbe.la/
"La vela se consumió lentamente durante la noche."
vela
Transliteration: /ˈvɛ.lɐ/
"Acendemos uma vela quando acabou a luz."
मोमबत्ती
Transliteration: mombattī
"अंधेरे में उसने एक मोमबत्ती जलाई।"
蜡烛
Transliteration: làzhú
"他们在桌上点了一支蜡烛。"
양초
Transliteration: yangcho
"방안에 양초를 켰습니다."
ろうそく
Transliteration: rousoku
"テーブルの上にろうそくを置いた。"
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