arandela

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish arandela, itself borrowed from French rondelle.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾɐ̃ˈdɛ.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾɐ̃ˈdɛ.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾɐ̃ˈdɛ.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈdɛ.lɐ/

Noun

arandela f (plural arandelas)

1. sconce (a lamp hung on the wall)
   1. candlestick (a candle holder)
2. drip pan (a round piece of steel used to hold the wax of a candle)
3. cross-guard (a round piece of steel used to protect the user of a sword)

References

• “arandela”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “arandela”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French rondelle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾanˈdela/ [a.ɾãn̪ˈd̪e.la]
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: a‧ran‧de‧la

Noun

arandela f (plural arandelas)

1. washer (flat disk, placed beneath a nut)

   Synonym: corona

Descendants

• → Portuguese: arandela

Further reading

• “arandela”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014