cardenal

Definitions of cardenal
  1. noun
    crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
  2. noun
    a senior clergyman and dignitary
    synonyms: arcipreste, arzobispo, jerarca, mitrado, prelado
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    examples:
    Richelieu
    French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)
    type of:
    sacerdote
    a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
  3. noun
    an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
    synonyms: abolladura, caliche, contusión, desolladura, golpe, hematoma, lastimadura, maca, machucadura, magulladura, mancha, maruto, morado, moradura, moratón, moretón, ramalazo, raspón, roncha, tutuma
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    types:
    ojo a la funerala, ojo morado
    a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
    type of:
    daño, traumatismo
    any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
  4. noun
    a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
    synonyms: equimosis, ramalazo, roncha, verdugón
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    type of:
    daño, traumatismo
    any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
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