candire

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kanˈdi.re/, [kän̪ˈd̪iːr̺e]
  • Stress: candìre
  • Hyphenation: can‧di‧re

Etymology 1

candi (candied) + -ire (3rd conjugation verbal suffix)

Verb

candire

  1. (transitive) to candy (preserve fruit by boiling in syrup)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Latin candēre, present active infinitive of candeō (I shine, gleam white), from Proto-Italic *kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European *kand- (to shine, glow).

Verb

candire

  1. (transitive) to blanch, whiten
Conjugation

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