Standard Lemma guide

marigold

adj · name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈmæɹ.ɪˌɡəʊld/
  • US: /ˈmæɹ.ɪˌɡoʊld/
  • US: /ˈmɛɹ.ɪˌɡoʊld/
  • US: non-Mary-marry-merry Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Mary-marry-merry Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: M EH1 R AH0 G OW2 L D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having the color of marigolds, a bright yellowish-orange hue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A female given name.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Any of the Old World plants, of the genus Calendula, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Any of the New World plants, of the genus Tagetes, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A million pounds sterling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, obsolete, slang

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6

noun

Meaning 6

Alternative form of Marigold (rubber glove for cleaning).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, alt-of, alternative

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7

noun

Meaning 7

A rubber glove, especially one for use in household cleaning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, plural-normally, sometimes

Qualifier: genericised brand name

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8

noun

Meaning 8

any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: flower

Narrower terms: African marigold, big marigold, Aztec marigold, Tagetes erecta, French marigold, Tagetes patula

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryɔm)bor. Aramaic מרים (maryam)bor. Ancient Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Mărĭ́ā)bor. Latin Marīa Old French Mariebor. Middle English Marie Proto-Indo-European *ǵhelh3- Proto-Indo-European *ǵhĺ̥h3-to-mder. Proto-Germanic *gulþą Proto-West Germanic *golþ Old English gold Middle English gold Middle English golde Middle English marigolde English marigold From Middle English marigolde, marygoldye, from Mary (referring to the Virgin Mary) + Middle English golde (“marigold”).

From the flower. The rubber gloves are generally bright yellow in colour.

Across languages

Translations

108 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: mërgjyzë — Calendula
  • Arabic: آذَرْيُون (ʔāḏaryūn) — Calendula
  • Arabic: كَحْلَاء (kaḥlāʔ) — Calendula
  • Arabic: بُكُورِيّة (bukūriyya) — Calendula
  • Bulgarian: неве́н (nevén) — Calendula
  • Burmese: ထပ်တစ်ရာပန်း (htaptacrapan:) — Calendula
  • Burmese: ထပ်တစ်ရာ (htaptacra) — Calendula
  • Catalan: calèndula — Calendula
  • Chinese Mandarin: 金盞草 /金盏草 (jīnzhǎncǎo) — Calendula
  • Chinese Mandarin: 萬壽菊 /万寿菊 (wànshòujú) — Calendula
  • Czech: měsíček — Calendula
  • Danish: morgenfrue — Calendula
  • Dutch: goudsbloem — Calendula
  • Esperanto: kalendulo — Calendula
  • Faroese: morgunfrúa — Calendula
  • Finnish: kehäkukka — Calendula
  • French: souci — Calendula
  • Galician: pampillo — Calendula
  • German: Ringelblume — Calendula
  • German: Calendula — Calendula
  • Hebrew: צִפָּרְנֵי חָתוּל (tzippornḗ ḥatúl) — Calendula
  • Hindi: गेंदा (gendā) — Calendula
  • Hungarian: körömvirág — Calendula
  • Hungarian: kenyérvirág — Calendula
  • Icelandic: morgunfrú — Calendula
  • Icelandic: gullfífill — Calendula
  • Interlingua: calendula — Calendula
  • Italian: calendola — Calendula
  • Italian: fiorrancio — Calendula
  • Japanese: 金盞花 (kinsenka) — Calendula
  • Kazakh: қырмызыгүл (qyrmyzygül) — Calendula
  • Korean: 금잔화 (geumjanhwa) — Calendula
  • Kyrgyz: календула (kalendula) — Calendula
  • Latin: caltha — Calendula
  • Macedonian: невен (neven) — Calendula
  • Māori: marikōura — Calendula
  • Central Nahuatl: cempōhualxōchitl — Calendula
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ringblomst — Calendula
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ringblome — Calendula
  • Persian: آذریون (âzaryun) — Calendula
  • Persian: آذرگون (âzargun) — Calendula
  • Polish: nagietek — Calendula
  • Portuguese: malmequer — Calendula
  • Romanian: filimică — Calendula
  • Romanian: gălbenele — Calendula
  • Russian: ноготки́ (nogotkí) — Calendula
  • Russian: кале́ндула (kaléndula) — Calendula
  • Serbo-Croatian: невен — Calendula
  • Serbo-Croatian: neven — Calendula
  • Spanish: caléndula — Calendula
  • Spanish: margarita — Calendula
  • Spanish: cempasúchil — Calendula
  • Swahili: kalendula — Calendula
  • Swedish: ringblomma — Calendula
  • Tagalog: amarilyo — Calendula
  • Telugu: బంతి (banti) — Calendula
  • Thai: คาเลนดูลา (kaa-leen-duu-lâa) — Calendula
  • Turkish: öküzgözü — Calendula
  • Turkish: aynısefa — Calendula
  • Ukrainian: нагі́дки (nahídky) — Calendula
  • Ukrainian: кале́ндула (kaléndula) — Calendula
  • Ukrainian: кро́кис (krókys) — Calendula
  • Ukrainian: крокі́с (krokís) — Calendula
  • Vietnamese: hoa vạn thọ — Calendula
  • Volapük: kalendul — Calendula
  • Welsh: melyn Mair — Calendula
  • Arabic: قَطِيفَة (qaṭīfa) — Tagetes
  • Arabic: آذَرْيُون (ʔāḏaryūn) — Tagetes
  • Armenian: թավշածաղիկ (tʻavšacaġik) — Tagetes
  • Bulgarian: бу́ла (búla) — Tagetes
  • Bulgarian: ту́рта (túrta) — Tagetes
  • Catalan: clavell de moro — Tagetes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 金盞草 /金盏草 (jīnzhǎncǎo) — Tagetes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 萬壽菊 /万寿菊 (wànshòujú) — Tagetes
  • Czech: afrikán — Tagetes
  • Czech: aksamitník — Tagetes
  • Danish: tagetes — Tagetes
  • Danish: fløjlsblomst — Tagetes
  • Dutch: afrikaantje — Tagetes
  • Finnish: samettikukka — Tagetes
  • German: Studentenblume — Tagetes
  • German: Tagetes — Tagetes
  • Hindi: गेंदा (gendā) — Tagetes
  • Hungarian: bársonyvirág — Tagetes
  • Hungarian: büdöske — Tagetes
  • Hungarian: lengyelke — Tagetes
  • Japanese: マリーゴールド (marīgōrudo) — Tagetes
  • Korean: 천수국 (cheonsuguk) — Tagetes
  • Malay: marigold — Tagetes
  • Māori: marikōura — Tagetes
  • Polish: aksamitka — Tagetes
  • Polish: aksamitek — Tagetes
  • Portuguese: tagetes — Tagetes
  • Punjabi: ਗੇਂਦਾ (gendā) — Tagetes
  • Quechua: wakatay — Tagetes
  • Romanian: crăiță — Tagetes
  • Romanian: vâzdoagă — Tagetes
  • Russian: ба́рхатцы (bárxatcy) — Tagetes
  • Spanish: flor maravilla — Tagetes
  • Swahili: tageta — Tagetes
  • Swedish: tagetes — Tagetes
  • Swedish: sammetsblomster — Tagetes
  • Thai: ดาวเรือง (daao-rʉʉang) — Tagetes
  • Turkish: kadife çiçeği — Tagetes
  • Ottoman Turkish: قطیفه چیچكی (kadife çiçeği) — Tagetes
  • Ukrainian: чорнобри́вець (čornobrývecʹ) — Tagetes
  • Vietnamese: hoa vạn thọ — Tagetes
  • Welsh: gold — Tagetes