cardigan
English
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Etymology
Named after British military commander James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan
Pronunciation
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Noun
cardigan (plural cardigans)
- A type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons or a zipper, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool.
Synonyms
Translations
type of sweater
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See also
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English cardigan.
Pronunciation
Noun
cardigan m (plural cardigans)
Further reading
- “cardigan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Noun
cardigan m (plural s)
- cardigan (type of sweater)
Categories:
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English eponyms
- en:Clothing
- French terms derived from English
- French 3-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French masculine nouns
- fr:Clothing
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese masculine nouns