candida

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from translingual Candida, from Latin candidā.

Noun[edit]

candida (plural candidas)

  1. (medicine, informal) A yeast of the genus Candida, usually specifically Candida albicans
    • 1988 January 22, Robert McClory, “The Yeast of Our Problems”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
      "What we're finding," says Marshall, "is that if we lean only on candida and don't treat other molds affecting the system, we fail.

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Italian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

candida f (plural candide)

  1. candida (fungus)
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Adjective[edit]

candida

  1. feminine singular of candido

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

candida

  1. inflection of candidare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

candida

  1. inflection of candidus:
    1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
    2. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Adjective[edit]

candidā

  1. feminine ablative singular of candidus

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin Candida.

Noun[edit]

candida f (uncountable)

  1. thrush

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