chandelle

== English == === Etymology === From French chandelle (“chandelle”). Doublet of candela and candle. === Noun === chandelle (plural chandelles) An aerobatic maneuver in which a 180° turn is combined with a climb. === Verb === chandelle (third-person singular simple present chandelles, present participle chandelling, simple past and past participle chandelled) To perform an aerobatic maneuver in which a 180° turn is combined with a climb. === Anagrams === land-leech == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French chandele, chandeile, chandoile, from Latin candēla (with a change of suffix to -elle, from Latin -ella). Doublet of candela. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃɑ̃.dɛl/ === Noun === chandelle f (plural chandelles) a (tallow) candle (North America) any candle candlelight dîner aux chandelles ― candlelight dinner, candlelit dinner (figurative) enlightenment a jack stand a chandelle (rugby) up and under ==== Usage notes ==== In Europe, common modern wax candles are usually referred to as bougie, with chandelle being less common except in idioms. In Canada, chandelle and bougie are both commonly used. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== chandelier ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: chandèl → Norman: chandelle === Further reading === “chandelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Gallo == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === chandelle f light == Middle French == === Alternative forms === chandaille, chandeille, chandoille === Etymology === From Old French chandoile, from Latin candēla. === Noun === chandelle f (plural chandelles) candle candlelight (figurative) enlightenment ==== Descendants ==== French: chandelleHaitian Creole: chandèl→ Norman: chandelle === References === chandelle on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French) == Norman == === Etymology === Borrowed from French chandelle, from Latin candēla. In Jersey, displaced the native cognate candelle. === Pronunciation === === Noun === chandelle f (plural chandelles) (Jersey) candle ==== Derived terms ==== changlyi (“candlestick”)