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cartilago.

cartilage, gristle; substance harder than pulp but softer than woody fiber;

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[kar.tɪˈɫaː.ɡoː]Classical-Latin[kar.tiˈlaː.ɡo]
  1. Cartilage, gristle.

    declension-3
  2. A substance harder than pulp but softer than woody fiber.

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kert- (“to weave, twist together”), the same source as Latin crātis (“wickerwork”) and Ancient Greek κροτώνη (krotṓnē, “excrescence on a tree”).

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