"tealight" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-us-tealight.oga Forms: tealights [plural]
Etymology: tea + light, since they are sometimes used to keep a teapot warm. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tea|light}} tea + light Head templates: {{en-noun}} tealight (plural tealights)
  1. A small, typically circular candle encased in a thin metal cup, so that it liquefies completely when lit and burns as a wick immersed in molten wax. Wikipedia link: tealight Categories (topical): Light sources Synonyms: tea candle, tea light, tea-light, tealite, t-lite Translations (small, typically circular candle encased in thin metal cup): 茶燭 (Chinese Mandarin), 茶烛 (cházhú) (Chinese Mandarin), čajová svíčka [feminine] (Czech), fyrfadslys [neuter] (Danish), theelicht [neuter] (Dutch), waxinelicht (Dutch), lämpökynttilä (Finnish), tuikku (Finnish), bougie à réchaud [feminine] (French), bougie chauffe-plat [feminine] (French), Teelicht [neuter] (German), telys [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), telys [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), teljos [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), świeczka do podgrzewacza [masculine] (Polish), ча́йная све́чка (čájnaja svéčka) [feminine] (Russian), velita de taza [feminine] (Spanish), värmeljus [neuter] (Swedish)

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