cardina

Spanish

Etymology

Feminine diminutive of cardo (thistle)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɾˈdina/ [kaɾˈð̞i.na]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: car‧di‧na

Noun

cardina f (plural cardinas)

  1. small thistle
  2. (architecture) a thistle-like decoration, found in Gothic architecture

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