cardigan

English

A cardigan

Etymology

Named after British military commander James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkɑːdɪɡən/

Noun

cardigan (plural cardigans)

1. A type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons or a zipper, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool.

Synonyms

• cardi, cardie, cardy

Translations

type of sweater

Catalan: càrdigan (ca) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 羊毛衫 (zh) (yángmáoshān), 開襟毛衣 (zh), 开襟毛衣 (zh) (kāijīn máoyī), 對襟毛衣 (zh), 对襟毛衣 (zh) (duìjīn máoyī) Finnish: villatakki (fi) French: cardigan (fr) m., veste (fr) f. German: Strickjacke (de) f. Greek: ζακέτα (el) (zaketa) f.

Hungarian: kardigán (hu) Italian: cardigan (it) Malay: kardigan (ms) Maltese: kardigan (mt) Polish: sweter (pl) m. Portuguese: cardigã (pt) m., cardigan (pt) m. Spanish: chaqueta de punto (es) f., cárdigan (es) m., rebeca (es) f. Swedish: cardigan (sv)

See also

• Wikipedia article on cardigans
• Cardiganshire
• pullover

Anagrams

• arcading

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French

Etymology

From English cardigan.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kaʁdiɡɑ̃/

Noun

cardigan m. (plural cardigans)

1. cardigan