cando

See also: Cando, candó, and can-do

Galician

Etymology 1

From Latin quandō.

Adverb

cando

1. (interrogative) when

Conjunction

cando

1. when

Etymology 2

Candos near Pena Trevinca

From older candano, from a substrate language, from Proto-Celtic *kando-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kand- (“to shine, glow”); compare Latin candeō (“glow”) and Ancient Greek κάνδαρος (kándaros, “charcoal”).

Cognate with Asturian candanu.

Noun

cando m (plural candos)

1. dry or partially burnt twig used as firewood

   Synonym: cádavo

Derived terms

• Candaedo
• Candaedos
• Candaído
• Candal
• Candás
• Candañedo
• Candeda
• Candedo
• Candedos
• Candeeira
• Candeira
• Candeiro
• Candendo
• Cando
• Candosa

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cando”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cando”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin quandō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkan.dɔ/, [ˈkaɳɖɔ]

Adverb

cando

1. (interrogative) when

Conjunction

cando

1. when

Derived terms

• cando non cando (“sometimes”)

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Spanish

Verb

cando

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of candar.