Question 1

What is the plural of the French word "carde"?

Accepted Answer

cardes

Question 2

Where does the French word "carde" come from?

Accepted Answer

from Latin carduus, "thistle", and from late Latin cardo, "carding instrument", used to card wool, and giving its name to the instrument.

Question 3

What does "carde" mean in French?

Accepted Answer

Midrib of the leaves of the cardoon or beet, plants cultivated to serve as food.
Name given to the plant itself.
Rib, good to eat, of the leaves of chard.
Spiny head of the fuller's thistle or teasel, which was used to card wool.
Instrument used to card the hair intended to line a wig or to clean clogged files.
Machine equipped with fuller's thistles to comb the cloth.
Carder's comb, formed of a handled board, which was equipped on one side with very fine wire points.

Question 4

What words are synonyms of the French word "carde"?

Accepted Answer

<ul><li>bette</li></ul>

Question 5

What is the translation of "carde" into italian?

Accepted Answer

cardo

Question 6

How do you say "carde" in german?

Accepted Answer

Wollkratzer

Question 7

How to translate "carde" into english?

Accepted Answer

Swiss chard

Question 8

What is the translation of "carde" into spanish?

Accepted Answer

carda

carde

Etymology