"espelma" meaning in Catalan

See espelma in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [əsˈpɛl.mə] [Balearic, Central], [esˈpɛl.ma] [Valencia] Audio: LL-Q7026 (cat)-Unjoanqualsevol-espelma.wav Forms: espelmes [plural]
Etymology: From esperma (“[whale] sperm”), formerly used to make wax (spermaceti). Head templates: {{ca-noun|f}} espelma f (plural espelmes)
  1. candle Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Light sources Synonyms: candela, bugia [regional]
    Sense id: en-espelma-ca-noun-b6WZ~nsC Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_text": "From esperma (“[whale] sperm”), formerly used to make wax (spermaceti).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "espelmes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "espelma f (plural espelmes)",
      "name": "ca-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Catalan",
  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Catalan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ca",
          "name": "Light sources",
          "orig": "ca:Light sources",
          "parents": [
            "Light",
            "Energy",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "candle"
      ],
      "id": "en-espelma-ca-noun-b6WZ~nsC",
      "links": [
        [
          "candle",
          "candle"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "candela"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "regional"
          ],
          "word": "bugia"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[əsˈpɛl.mə]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[esˈpɛl.ma]",
      "tags": [
        "Valencia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q7026 (cat)-Unjoanqualsevol-espelma.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1c/LL-Q7026_%28cat%29-Unjoanqualsevol-espelma.wav/LL-Q7026_%28cat%29-Unjoanqualsevol-espelma.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1c/LL-Q7026_%28cat%29-Unjoanqualsevol-espelma.wav/LL-Q7026_%28cat%29-Unjoanqualsevol-espelma.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "espelma"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "From esperma (“[whale] sperm”), formerly used to make wax (spermaceti).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "espelmes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "espelma f (plural espelmes)",
      "name": "ca-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Catalan",
  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Catalan countable nouns",
        "Catalan entries with incorrect language header",
        "Catalan feminine nouns",
        "Catalan lemmas",
        "Catalan nouns",
        "Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ca:Light sources"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "candle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "candle",
          "candle"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "candela"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "regional"
          ],
          "word": "bugia"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[əsˈpɛl.mə]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[esˈpɛl.ma]",
      "tags": [
        "Valencia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q7026 (cat)-Unjoanqualsevol-espelma.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1c/LL-Q7026_%28cat%29-Unjoanqualsevol-espelma.wav/LL-Q7026_%28cat%29-Unjoanqualsevol-espelma.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1c/LL-Q7026_%28cat%29-Unjoanqualsevol-espelma.wav/LL-Q7026_%28cat%29-Unjoanqualsevol-espelma.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "espelma"
}

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