carde

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cardō, from Latin carduus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʁd/

Noun

carde f (plural cardes)

1. card (a machine for disentagling the fibres of wool prior to spinning)
2. (botany) cardoon (perennial plant related to the artichoke)
3. (cooking, in the plural) edible stalks of either cardoon or chard

   cardes à la provençale ― cardoon stalks, Provence style

Verb

carde

1. first-person singular present indicative of carder
2. third-person singular present indicative of carder
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of carder
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of carder
5. second-person singular imperative of carder

Further reading

• “carde” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• cadre, cadré
• crade

Verb

carde

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of cardar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of cardar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of cardar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of cardar

Verb

carde

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of cardar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of cardar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of cardar.