cardigassa

Catalan

Etymology

From cardiga (“cotton thistle”) +‎ -assa (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kər.diˈɣa.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaɾ.ðiˈɣa.sa]

Noun

cardigassa f (plural cardigasses)

1. woolly thistle (Cirsium eriophorum)

   Synonyms: cardigassa vera, calcida, caps d'ase, caps blancs, caps de lloba, espitllera, lloba

Further reading

• “cardigassa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “cardigassa” in termcat, Centre de Terminologia, 2024.