Candida

See also: candida, cándida, cândida, Cándida, and Cândida

Translingual

Candida tropicalis, formerly called Candida vulgaris

Candida albicans

Etymology

Feminine singular of Latin candidus (“of a shining, dazzling white”).

Proper noun

Candida f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Saccharomycetaceae – several yeasts, some of which cause fungal infections such as thrush.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Ascomycota – phylum; Saccharomycotina – subphylum; Saccharomycetes – class; Saccharomycetales – order; Saccharomycetaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Candida tropicalis – type species; Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida krusei – selected other species

Derived terms

• Candida auris (Synonym of Candidozyma auris)
• Candidozyma

References

• Candida (fungus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Candida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Candida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Candida at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Candida at MycoBank
• Candida at Index Fungorum

English

Etymology

From Spanish Cándida, Candida, from Latin Candida, from candida, feminine of candidus (“shining white”).

Proper noun

Candida

1. A female given name from Spanish [in turn from Latin].
   • 1969 March 9, “Candida Hart Connard Plans August Weddin to David Low”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     Mr. and Mrs. Frank Connard have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Candida Hart Connard, to David Thompson Low, son of Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Orne Low Jr. of Colorado Springs.

     (Can we archive this URL?)

   • 2014 August 20, Rosemary Hill, “Candida Lycett Green obituary”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎^[2], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 August 2014:

     Candida Lycett Green, who has died aged 71 of cancer, often said that she had never been "just me", that the first half of her life was spent as "John Betjeman's daughter" and the latter part, after her younger son achieved fame as a DJ, being "John Lycett Green's mum".

   • 2025 November 19, Anthony Hayward, “Charlotte Bingham obituary”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎^[3], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 November 2025:

     Bingham is survived by their daughter, Candida, and son, Matthew, two grandchildren, and her brother, Simon.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈdida/ [kãn̪ˈd̪i.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ida
• Syllabification: Can‧di‧da

Proper noun

Candida f

1. a female given name, variant of Cándida