candle in English: A stick of wax with a string inside that you burn to give light. (noun)

Translation

A stick of wax with a string inside that you burn to give light.

Word origin

From Latin candela, from candere, meaning to shine or glow.

lit lights .

"Lit" is the past form of "light"; you light a candle with a match.

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You blow out the candles on a birthday cake and make a wish.

smelled wax.

Wax is the soft material a candle is made of.

fire

The hot, bright flames that burn when something is on fire and give heat and light.

light

Light is the brightness from the sun, a fire, or a lamp that lets us see things.

birthday

The day each year when you remember the day a person was born.

burn

To be on fire, or to hurt or damage something with fire or heat.

dark

With little or no light.

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