cardigan B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈkɑːrdɪgən/ UK /ˈkɑːdɪɡən/ See IPA manual Freq #22235 Meanings 1 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. Thesaurus Word family Forms cardigans Etymology AI details Anglicized from Welsh Ceredigion (“Ceredig's land”) Ceredigion cy View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cardigan **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **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 markdown