candida

1. 1.

   any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida

   Broaderfungus

   NarrowerCandida albicans

   Part ofgenus Candida

Other forms of candida

plural

candidas·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about candida

What does candida mean?

candida means "any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida".

How many syllables are in candida?

candida has 3 syllables: can-di-da. The stress falls on "can". In IPA it is /ˈkændɪdə/.

Is candida a common word?

candida is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.