cardonal

Old French

Etymology

From Latin cardinālis, from cardō + -ālis.

Noun

cardonal oblique singular, m (oblique plural cardonaus or cardonax or cardonals, nominative singular cardonaus or cardonax or cardonals, nominative plural cardonal)

1. (Christianity) cardinal

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾdoˈnal/ [kaɾ.ð̞oˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: car‧do‧nal

Noun

cardonal m (plural cardonales)

1. an expanse of land containing any of the plants known as cardón

Further reading

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