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General-American:/ˈdæn.dəˌlaɪ.ən/
General-American:/ˈdæn.diˌlaɪ.ən/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈdæn.dɪˌlaɪ.ən/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈdæn.dəˌlaɪ.ən/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of a yellow colour, like that of the flower.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised by yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The flower head or fruiting head of the dandelion plant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A yellow colour, like that of the flower.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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From Middle English dentdelyon, from Old French dent de lion (“lion's tooth”), also in Latin dēns leōnis, referring to the jagged shape of the plant's leaves. The term is now rare in French (together with liondent, calque from Germanic), but compare Spanish diente de león, Portuguese dente-de-leão, Italian dente di leone, German Löwenzahn, Norwegian Bokmål løvetann, Welsh dant y llew, all descendants, calques, or loan translations of the Latin term. First attested in the late 14th c. Displaced various words, including native Old English ǣġwyrt, native Middle English houndes-tooth, and English tell-time and swine's snout; and mostly displaced English cankerwort, monk's head, and pissabed.
Across languages
Translations
184 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Danish:
mælkebøtte
— of a yellow colour
Danish:
løvetand
— of a yellow colour
Finnish:
voikukankeltainen
— of a yellow colour
French:
pissenlit
— of a yellow colour
German:
löwenzahnfarbig
— of a yellow colour
German:
löwenzahngelb
— of a yellow colour
Hungarian:
pitypangsárga
— of a yellow colour
Norwegian:
løvetann
— of a yellow colour
Polish:
żółty
— of a yellow colour
Slovene:
rumen
— of a yellow colour
Slovene:
rumena
— of a yellow colour
Spanish:
leonado
— of a yellow colour
Spanish:
aleonado
— of a yellow colour
Volapük:
tarakaflorakölik
— of a yellow colour
Volapük:
tarakaflorayelovik
— of a yellow colour
Albanian:
luleradhiqe
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Amharic:
ዳንዴሊዮን
(dandeliyon)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Arabic:
هِنْدِبَاء
(hindibāʔ)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Arabic:
طَرْخَشْقُون
(ṭarḵašqūn)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Arabic:
مُرّ
(murr)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Armenian:
խատուտիկ
(xatutik)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Asturian:
cardeña
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Asturian:
cardencha
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Asturian:
llechón
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Asturian:
xiblata
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Asturian:
tarriellu
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Avar:
хӏамагага
(ḥramagaga)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Azerbaijani:
zəncirotu
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Bashkir:
бәпембә
(bəpembə)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Basque:
txikoria-belar
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Basque:
sorgin-belar
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Basque:
mando-belar
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Belarusian:
адува́нчык
(aduvánčyk)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Belarusian:
дзьмуха́вец
(dzʹmuxávjec)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Bulgarian:
глухарче
(gluharče)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Buryat:
нямняа сэсэг
(njamnjaa seseg)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Buryat:
нямняахай
(njamnjaaxaj)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Catalan:
dent de lleó
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Chechen:
баппа
(bappa)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Chinese Cantonese:
蒲公英
(pou4 gung1 jing1)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Chinese Mandarin:
蒲公英
(púgōngyīng)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Cornish:
dans lew
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Plains-Cree:
ᐅᓵᐋᐧᐱᑯᓀᐢ
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Plains-Cree:
osâwâpikones
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Czech:
pampeliška
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Danish:
mælkebøtte
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Danish:
løvetand
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Dargwa:
къакъажужу
(ɢaɢažužu)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Dutch:
paardenbloem
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Esperanto:
leondento
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Esperanto:
leontodo
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Estonian:
võilill
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Faroese:
hagasólja
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Faroese:
várhagasólja
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Faroese:
tyrilshattur
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Finnish:
voikukka
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
French:
pissenlit
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
French:
dent-de-lion
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
French:
baraban
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Galician:
dente-de-león
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Galician:
mexacán
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Georgian:
ბაბუაწვერა
(babuac̣vera)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
German:
Löwenzahn
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
German:
Hundeblume
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
German:
Kuhblume
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
German:
Seichblume
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
German:
Pusteblume
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
German:
Butterblume
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
German:
Chrottepösche
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
German:
Söiblueme
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
German:
Sunnewirbel
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
German:
Loiezaa
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Greek:
αγριοραδίκι
(agrioradíki)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Halkomelem:
qwáyúwél
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Hebrew:
מרגנית
(marganít)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Hebrew:
שינן
(šinán)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Hebrew:
סביון
(savyón)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Hindi:
डेंडिलियन
(ḍenḍiliyan)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Hungarian:
pitypang
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Hungarian:
gyermekláncfű
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Icelandic:
fífill
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Indonesian:
bunga randa tapak
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Ingrian:
maitokukka
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Ingush:
баппа
(bappa)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Irish:
caisearbhán
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Italian:
soffione
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Italian:
dente di leone
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Japanese:
たんぽぽ
(tanpopo)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Javanese:
pakliman
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Kazakh:
бақбақ
(baqbaq)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Korean:
민들레
(mindeulle)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Kumyk:
елпинчек
(yelpinçek)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Kyrgyz:
каакым
(kaakım)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Ladin:
pulëntes
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Latgalian:
pīnine
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Latin:
aphaca
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Latvian:
pienene
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Lithuanian:
kiaulpienė
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Luxembourgish:
Bettseechesch
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Luxembourgish:
Pissblumm
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Macedonian:
глуварче
(gluvarče)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Macedonian:
млечка
(mlečka)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Macedonian:
млечајка
(mlečajka)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Malay:
dandelion
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Malay:
paliman
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Malay:
ڤليمن
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Malayalam:
അപ്പൂപ്പൻതാടി
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Māori:
tohetaka
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Māori:
tohetake
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Māori:
tawao
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Mongolian:
багваахай цэцэг
(bagvaaxaj ceceg)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Mongolian:
ᠪᠠᠭᠪᠠᠬᠠᠶ ᠴᠡᠴᠡᠭ
(baɣbaqay čečeg)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Nogai:
маьметекей
(mämetekey)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Norman:
pissenlît
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Norman:
dent-de-lion
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Norwegian Bokmål:
løvetann
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Norwegian Nynorsk:
løvetann
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Nuosu:
ꃮꃀꋙꈌ
(vot mop zzax ke)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Occitan:
dent de leon
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Occitan:
pissalach
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Occitan:
gravèl
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Old English:
ǣġwyrt
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Pannonian Rusyn:
лампащик
(lampaščik)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Pannonian Rusyn:
гушатково квеце
(hušatkovo kvece)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Pannonian Rusyn:
гушаткова трава
(hušatkova trava)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Persian:
قاصدک
(qâsedak)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Plautdietsch:
Schlangenbloom
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Polish:
mniszek
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Polish:
podbiał
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Polish:
dmuchawiec
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Polish:
mlecz
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Portuguese:
dente-de-leão
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Romanian:
păpădie
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Russian:
одува́нчик
(oduvánčik)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Scottish Gaelic:
beàrnan-Brìde
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Scottish Gaelic:
bior nam Brìde
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Scottish Gaelic:
caisearbhan nam muc
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Scottish Gaelic:
fiacaill-leòmhainn
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Serbo-Croatian:
масла́чак
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Serbo-Croatian:
masláčak
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Slovak:
púpava
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Slovene:
regrat
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Southern Altai:
ак баш
(ak baš)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Spanish:
diente de león
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Spanish:
diente leonés
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Swedish:
maskros
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Tagalog:
ngiping-leon
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Tagalog:
amargon
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Tajik:
коқу
(koqu)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Tamil:
சீமைக் காட்டுமுள்ளங்கி
(cīmaik kāṭṭumuḷḷaṅki)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Tashelhit:
ⵡⴰⵡⵊⴹⵎ
(wawjḍm)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Tashelhit:
ⴰⵡⵊⴹⵉⵎ
(awjḍim)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Tatar:
тузганак
(tuzğanaq)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Thai:
แดนดี้ไลออน
(daendêelaion)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Turkish:
karahindiba
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Turkish:
radika
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Turkish:
aslan dişi
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Ottoman Turkish:
هندبا
(hindiba)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Ottoman Turkish:
كونهیك
(güneyik)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Turkmen:
tozga
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Ukrainian:
кульба́ба
(kulʹbába)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Uyghur:
مامكاپ
(mamkap)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Uzbek:
qoqi
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Uzbek:
qoqigul
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Uzbek:
gulqoqi
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Uzbek:
momaqaymoq
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Vietnamese:
bồ công anh
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Volapük:
tarak
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Volapük:
tarakaflor
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Walloon:
såvaedje cécoreye
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Walloon:
dint-d'-liyon
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Walloon:
pixhelét
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Walloon:
salåde des tchamps
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Welsh:
dant y llew
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Yiddish:
בלעזערל
(blezerl)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Yiddish:
לופֿטל
(luftl)
— plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
Finnish:
voikukankeltainen
— color of a dandelion flower, dandelion color, dandelion yellow
German:
Löwenzahnfarbe
— color of a dandelion flower, dandelion color, dandelion yellow
German:
Löwenzahngelb
— color of a dandelion flower, dandelion color, dandelion yellow
Polish:
kolor mniszka
— color of a dandelion flower, dandelion color, dandelion yellow
Spanish:
color leonado
— color of a dandelion flower, dandelion color, dandelion yellow
Spanish:
color aleonado
— color of a dandelion flower, dandelion color, dandelion yellow
Volapük:
tarakafloraköl
— color of a dandelion flower, dandelion color, dandelion yellow
Volapük:
tarakaflorayelov
— color of a dandelion flower, dandelion color, dandelion yellow
