carde
See also: cardé
French
Etymology
From Medieval Latin cardō, from Latin carduus. Doublet of cardon and chardon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaʁd/
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Noun
carde f (plural cardes)
- card (a machine for disentagling the fibres of wool prior to spinning)
- (botany) cardoon (perennial plant related to the artichoke)
- Synonym: cardon
- (cooking, in the plural) edible stalks of either cardoon or chard
- cardes à la provençale ― cardoon stalks, Provence style
Related terms
- chardon
Descendants
- → English: chard
- → Romanian: carda
Verb
carde
- inflection of carder:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “carde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- cadre, cadré
- crade
Portuguese
Verb
carde
- inflection of cardar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Spanish
Verb
carde
- inflection of cardar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative