Cadillo

/kəˈdɪloʊ/ noun

Definition

The fruit or seed pod of various burlike plants, especially those that cling to clothing or animal fur.

Etymology

From Spanish cadillo, diminutive of Spanish cardo (thistle), from Latin cardus. The Spanish term eventually spread through English-speaking agricultural regions.

Kelly Says

Cadillos are those annoying plant seeds that stick to your socks—the Spanish had a whole diminutive word for them, showing how Spanish speakers were intimately familiar with this agricultural nuisance.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ካድላው
ka-di-la-w
ARالعربية
كادييلو
ka-di-y-lo
BNবাংলা
ক্যাডিলো
ka-di-lo
CACatalà
cadillo
ka-di-lho
CSČeština
cadillo
ka-di-lho
DADansk
cadillo
ka-di-lho
DEDeutsch
cadillo
ka-di-lho
ELΕλληνικά
καδίλλο
ka-di-llo
ESEspañol
cadillo
ka-di-lho
FAفارسی
کادیلو
ka-di-lo
FISuomi
cadillo
ka-di-lho
FRFrançais
cadillo
ka-di-lho
GUGU
કડીલો
ka-di-lo
HAHA
kàdilo
ka-di-lo
HEעברית
קאדיילו
ka-di-ylo
HIहिन्दी
कैडिलो
kai-di-lo
HUMagyar
cadillo
ka-di-lho
IDBahasa Indonesia
cadillo
ka-di-lho
IGIG
kàdilo
ka-di-lo
ITItaliano
cadillo
ka-di-lho
JA日本語
カディーロ
ka-di-ro
KKKK
қадильө
qa-di-l-o
KMKM
កាឌីលោ
ka-di-lo
KO한국어
카디요
ka-di-yo
MRMR
कॅडिलो
ka-di-lo
MSBahasa Melayu
cadillo
ka-di-lho
MYမြန်မာ
ကဒီလော
ka-di-lo
NLNederlands
cadillo
ka-di-lho
NONorsk
cadillo
ka-di-lho
PAPA
ਕਾਡਿਲੋ
ka-di-lo
PLPolski
cadillo
ka-di-lho
PTPortuguês
cadillo
ka-di-lho
RORomână
cadillo
ka-di-lho
RUРусский
кадильо
ka-di-l-yo
SVSvenska
cadillo
ka-di-lho
SWKiswahili
cadillo
ka-di-lho
TAதமிழ்
காடிலோ
ka-di-lo
TEతెలుగు
కాడిలో
ka-di-lo
THไทย
คาดีลโล
ka-di-lo
TLTL
cadillo
ka-di-lho
TRTürkçe
cadillo
ka-di-lho
UKУкраїнська
кадільйо
ka-di-l-yo
URاردو
کادیلو
ka-di-lo
VITiếng Việt
cadillo
ka-di-lho
YOYO
kàdilo
ka-di-lo
ZH中文
卡迪洛
kǎ dì luò
ZUZU
ikhadili
i-ka-di-li

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