can‧di‧da /ˈkændədə, ˈkændɪdə/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1900-2000;
Language: Modern Latin;
Origin: Latin, feminine form of candidus ( ⇒ candid); because of the white marks it causes]
an infection in the mouth and throat of children or in a woman’s
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