cárdeno

Spanish

alcachofa

cardo

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin *cardinus, from Latin carduus (“artichoke, thistle”), after the colour of its flowers.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɾdeno/ [ˈkaɾ.ð̞e.no]
• Rhymes: -aɾdeno
• Syllabification: cár‧de‧no

Adjective

cárdeno (feminine cárdena, masculine plural cárdenos, feminine plural cárdenas)

1. purplish, purply, violet, livid, lurid
2. (bullfighting) grayish (of a bull), having small, dense black and white spots that appear gray or leaden
3. opalescent (water)

Derived terms

• cardenillo

 

Further reading

• “cárdeno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014