0 a solid substance that becomes soft when warm and melts easily, often used to make candles -- cera
1 a substance used to make candles -- cera [ feminine, singular ]
a figure made of wax una figura hecha de cera
2 to remove hair by pulling them out using warm wax -- hacer la cera
to wax your legs/arms/chest depilarte con cera tus piernas/brazos/pecho
If we had waited for too long to switch on electricity, the candle wax would have burnt our fingers.
We have therefore to support the whole system - the bees, the honey, the wax and all involved with it - and the positive incidental effects of bees.
