cardellino

Italian

Etymology

Diminutive of cardello, from Late Latin cardellus, from Latin carduelis, from carduus. Compare French chardonneret, Romanian căldăraș, Spanish cardelina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kar.delˈli.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: car‧del‧lì‧no

Noun

cardellino m (plural cardellini)

1. goldfinch

Derived terms

• cardellino dell'Himalaya

Anagrams

• cordellina, declinarlo