cartilagecommon nounSyllable DecompositioncartilageEtymologyexpandfrom the Latin cartilago.Definition1. A white, hard, smooth, elastic part that is found mainly at the ends of bones, and that forms the entire skeleton of certain fish.anatexpandLe cartilage du nez.Le cartilage des oreilles.PluralcartilagesAnagramglaceraitTranslationsenglish:cartilageitalian:cartilaginerussian:хрящSee alsochondrite (cn.) sélacien (cn.) cartilagineux (adj.) chondrostéen (cn.)