candidato

Galician

Etymology

From Latin candidātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kandiˈdato/ [kɑn̪.d̪iˈð̞a.t̪ʊ]
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: can‧di‧da‧to

Noun

candidato m (plural candidatos, feminine candidata, feminine plural candidatas)

1. candidate

Derived terms

• candidatura

Further reading

• “candidato”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kan.diˈda.to/
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: can‧di‧dà‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin candidātus.

Noun

candidato m (plural candidati, feminine candidata)

1. candidate
2. applicant
3. pretender

Derived terms

• candidare
• candidatura

Etymology 2

Participle

candidato (feminine candidata, masculine plural candidati, feminine plural candidate)

1. past participle of candidare

Further reading

• candidato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

candidātō

1. dative/ablative singular of candidātus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈda.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈda.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈda.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃.diˈda.tu/ [kɐ̃.diˈða.tu]

• Rhymes: -atu
• Hyphenation: can‧di‧da‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin candidātus.

Noun

candidato m (plural candidatos, feminine candidata, feminine plural candidatas)

1. candidate
2. applicant

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:candidato.

Related terms

• candidato a mestre
• candidato de ciências
• candidato write-in
• candidatura

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

candidato

1. first-person singular present indicative of candidatar

Further reading

• “candidato” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “candidato”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kandiˈdato/ [kãn̪.d̪iˈð̞a.t̪o]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ato
• Syllabification: can‧di‧da‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin candidātus.

Noun

candidato m (plural candidatos, feminine candidata, feminine plural candidatas)

1. candidate

Derived terms

• candidatar
• candidatear
• candidatura

 

Etymology 2

Verb

candidato

1. first-person singular present indicative of candidatar

Further reading

• “candidato”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16

Tagalog

Noun

candidato (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜇᜆᜓ)

1. Obsolete spelling of kandidato.