Meaning of cardoon | Babel Free
kɑː(ɹ)ˈduːnDefinitions
Any of species Cynara cardunculus of prickly perennial plants which has leaf stalks eaten as a vegetable, related to the artichoke.
Equivalents
Dansk
kardon
Deutsch
Cardy
Distel
Distel-Artischocke
Gemüse-Artischocke
Gemüseartischoke
Karde
Kardone
spanische Artischocke
wilde Artischocke
Ελληνικά
αγκινάρα
Galego
toba
Kurdî
kenger
Nederlands
kardoen
Română
cardon
Русский
кардо́н
Examples
“Means: m. Void, and emptie places between beds in gardens, reserved for speciall hearbes; such are the spaces left for Cardoons betweene rowes of Onyons.”
“As I have already said, I nowhere saw the cardoon south of the Salado; but it is probable that in proportion as that country becomes inhabited, the cardoon will extend its limits.”
“In the sixteenth century, Ruellius speaks of the cardoon as a food that was appreciated as asparagus is today.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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