cardenal

== Catalan == === Etymology === From Latin cardinālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [kər.dəˈnal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [kaɾ.ðeˈnal] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [kar.deˈnal] === Noun === cardenal m (plural cardenals) (Roman Catholicism) cardinal (zoology) cardinal ==== Derived terms ==== cardenalat cardenalici === Further reading === “cardenal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaɾdeˈnal/ [kaɾ.ð̞eˈnal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: car‧de‧nal === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin cardinālī, singular ablative of cardinālis. ==== Noun ==== cardenal m (plural cardenales) (religion) cardinal cardinal (bird) cardinalfish ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Tagalog: kardenal === Etymology 2 === From cárdeno (adjective) +‎ -al, this from cardo, because of purple-like color of both skin and thistle flower. ==== Noun ==== cardenal m (plural cardenales) bruise Synonyms: moretón, moratón ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === “cardenal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025