velador
التعريفات والمعاني
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From vela + -dor.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /belaˈdoɾ/ [be.laˈð̞oɾ]
Rhymes: -oɾ
Syllabification: ve‧la‧dor
=== Noun ===
velador m (plural veladores)
candlestick
Synonym: candelabro
(Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, northern Argentina) nightstand; bedside table
Synonym: mesa de noche
(Rioplatense, Bolivia, Paraguay) nightlight, bedside lamp
(Mexico) lampshade
Synonym: pantalla
velador m (plural veladores, feminine veladora, feminine plural veladoras)
(Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Bolivia, historical) night watchman
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“velador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
== Zoogocho Zapotec ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish velador.
=== Noun ===
velador
candle
=== References ===
Long C., Rebecca; Cruz M., Sofronio (2000), Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38)[1] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 284