can ‧ di ‧ da /ˈkændədə, ˈkændɪdə/ BrE AmE 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 ↑ vagina