"bujía" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /buˈxia/, [buˈxi.a] Forms: bujías [plural]
Rhymes: -ia Etymology: From the Spanish name for the city Béjaïa, Algeria. This city was at one time famous for the quality of its candle wax. Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} bujía f (plural bujías)
  1. spark plug (device that forms a high-voltage spark for fuel ignition) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-bujía-es-noun-TY5EZn2S
  2. candle Tags: feminine Synonyms: vela, candela
    Sense id: en-bujía-es-noun-b6WZ~nsC
  3. (physics) Obsolete unit of light intensity. Superceded by the candela. (cf. English candlepower) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-bujía-es-noun-JdiYcV4w Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 12 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 29 57 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 16 25 59 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From the Spanish name for the city Béjaïa, Algeria. This city was at one time famous for the quality of its candle wax.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bujías",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "bujía f (plural bujías)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "bu‧jí‧a"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "spark plug (device that forms a high-voltage spark for fuel ignition)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "spark plug",
          "spark plug"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "candle"
      ],
      "id": "en-bujía-es-noun-b6WZ~nsC",
      "links": [
        [
          "candle",
          "candle"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "vela"
        },
        {
          "word": "candela"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 12 71",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 29 57",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "16 25 59",
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "Obsolete unit of light intensity. Superceded by the candela. (cf. English candlepower)"
      ],
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        [
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          "physics"
        ],
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          "candela",
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        ],
        [
          "candlepower",
          "candlepower"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(physics) Obsolete unit of light intensity. Superceded by the candela. (cf. English candlepower)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "physics"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/buˈxia/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[buˈxi.a]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ia"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Béjaïa"
  ],
  "word": "bujía"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/ia",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/ia/3 syllables",
    "Spanish 3-syllable words",
    "Spanish countable nouns",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish feminine nouns",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the Spanish name for the city Béjaïa, Algeria. This city was at one time famous for the quality of its candle wax.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bujías",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "bujía f (plural bujías)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "bu‧jí‧a"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spark plug (device that forms a high-voltage spark for fuel ignition)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spark plug",
          "spark plug"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "candle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "candle",
          "candle"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "vela"
        },
        {
          "word": "candela"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Obsolete unit of light intensity. Superceded by the candela. (cf. English candlepower)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "physics",
          "physics"
        ],
        [
          "candela",
          "candela"
        ],
        [
          "candlepower",
          "candlepower"
        ]
      ],
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        "(physics) Obsolete unit of light intensity. Superceded by the candela. (cf. English candlepower)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "physics"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/buˈxia/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[buˈxi.a]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ia"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Béjaïa"
  ],
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}

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