candado

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kanˈdado/ [kãn̪ˈd̪a.ð̞o]
Rhymes: -ado
Syllabification: can‧da‧do

Etymology 1

Metathesis from Old Spanish cadnado, from Late Latin catēnātus, from catēnō (“to chain together”), from Latin catēna. Doublet of cañado.

Noun

candado m (plural candados)

lock, padlock

Related terms

cadena

Descendants

→ Catalan: candau
→ Sambali: kandado
→ Tagalog: kandado

See also

Participle

candado (feminine candada, masculine plural candados, feminine plural candadas)

past participle of candar

Further reading

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

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