Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cardo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: car-do
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The basal joint of the maxilla in insects

noun

The hinge of a bivalve shell.

noun

A street that ran north–south, in an Ancient Roman town or city

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cardō (“hinge”). Doublet of kern.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: cardō

Inflected Forms

cardines (plural)

Questions

What does cardo mean?: The basal joint of the maxilla in insects
Where does cardo come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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