cardenal

From Latin cardinālis.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kər.dəˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaɾ.ðeˈnal]

cardenal m (plural cardenals)

1. (Roman Catholicism) cardinal
2. (zoology) cardinal

• cardenalat
• cardenalici

• “cardenal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

• IPA^(key): /kaɾdeˈnal/ [kaɾ.ð̞eˈnal]

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• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: car‧de‧nal

Borrowed from Latin cardinālī, singular ablative of cardinālis.

cardenal m (plural cardenales)

1. (religion) cardinal
2. cardinal (bird)
3. cardinalfish

• → Tagalog: kardenal

From cárdeno (adjective) +‎ -al, this from cardo, because of purple-like color of both skin and thistle flower.

cardenal m (plural cardenales)

1. bruise

   Synonyms: moretón, moratón

• “cardenal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024