cárdeno

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Spanish

alcachofa

cardo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkaɾdeno/
Rhymes: -aɾdeno
Syllabification: cár‧de‧no

Adjective

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

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

Derived terms

cardenillo

Further reading

“cárdeno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16

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