cardigan

B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈkɑːrdɪgən/ UK /ˈkɑːdɪɡən/ See IPA manual

noun name Freq #22235

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noun
A knitted top that opens at the front and fastens with buttons or a zip.

She put on a wool cardigan because the evening had turned cold.

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Forms cardigans

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Anglicized from Welsh Ceredigion (“Ceredig's land”)

Ceredigion cy

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# cardigan

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, name
**IPA (US):** ˈkɑːrdɪgən
**IPA (UK):** ˈkɑːdɪɡən
**Frequency rank:** 22235

## Meanings
1. A knitted top that opens at the front and fastens with buttons or a zip.

## Examples
- She put on a wool cardigan because the evening had turned cold.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: Ceredigion

## Etymology
Anglicized from Welsh Ceredigion (“Ceredig's land”)

## AI Etymology
Cardigan is anglicized from Welsh Ceredigion (“Ceredig's land”). As a noun, the word names a person, thing, state, or result associated with the older form rather than introducing a separate visible root. In use as a noun, cardigan denotes a knitted top that opens at the front and fastens with buttons or a zip. Typical contexts include “She put on a wool cardigan because the evening had turned cold”. The meaning stays close to the form: it applies the etymological material to a knitted top that opens at the front and fastens with buttons or a zip, keeping the visible parts legible in ordinary use.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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