chardon

See also: Chardon

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃaʁ.dɔ̃/
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Rhymes: -ɔ̃

Noun

chardon m (plural chardons)

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

Derived terms

Further reading

“chardon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

Dornach

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