A lamp or light fixture, especially one used in Spanish or Portuguese regions historically.
From Spanish/Portuguese candil, derived from Latin candela ('candle'). The term specifically refers to oil lamps common in Iberian Peninsula architecture and folk tradition.
Candil lamps appear throughout Spanish art and literature—they're simple pottery or metal oil lamps that burned olive oil and became iconic symbols of Spanish rural and domestic life!
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