candado

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish cadnado (with metathesis of /dn/), from Late Latin catēnātum, derived from Latin catēna (“chain”).

Noun

candado m (plural candados)

1. lock, padlock

   Synonym: cerradura

Derived terms

• candar

Related terms

• cadena

Descendants

• → Catalan: candau
• → Cebuano: kandado
• → Bikol Central: kandado
• → Kapampangan: kandaru
• → Sambali: kandado
• → Tagalog: kandado
• → Tausug: kandaru

Etymology 2

Participle

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

1. past participle of candar

Further reading

• “candado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024