chardon

See also: Chardon

French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cardō, *cardōnis (unrelated to the Classical Latin cardō, cardinis (“a hinge”)), derived from Latin carduus. Doublet of cardon

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃaʁ.dɔ̃/
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Rhymes: -dɔ̃

Noun

chardon m (plural chardons)

(botany) thistle
(in the plural) spikes (on wall etc.)

Further reading

“chardon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

Dornach

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