Gladdon

/ˈɡlædən/ noun

Definition

A type of iris plant with sword-like leaves, also called roasted gladdon, used historically in perfume and medicine.

Etymology

From Latin 'gladiolus' (meaning little sword) via Old English and French; the name references the sword-shaped leaves of the plant.

Kelly Says

Gladdon root was roasted and used in medieval Europe as a substitute for chocolate before chocolate arrived from the Americas—it was considered a warming spice and status symbol!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በሰላም አድርገው
be-se-lam ad-ri-gew
ARالعربية
يُفرِح
yu-frih
BNবাংলা
খুশি করা
khushi kor-a
CACatalà
feliçir
fe-li-seer
CSČeština
radovat
ra-doh-vat
DADansk
glæde
glay-deh
DEDeutsch
erfreuen
er-froi-en
ELΕλληνικά
χαροποιώ
ha-ro-poi-o
ESEspañol
alegrar
ah-leh-grahr
FAفارسی
شاد کردن
shaad kar-dan
FISuomi
iloittaa
ee-loi-taa
FRFrançais
égayer
ay-gay
GUGU
ખુશ કરવું
khush kar-vu
HAHA
yiyaye
yee-ya-ye
HEעברית
להביא שמחה
le-hi-vi-sham-cha
HIहिन्दी
खुश करना
khush kar-na
HUMagyar
örvendeztet
or-ven-dez-tet
IDBahasa Indonesia
membahagiakan
mem-ba-ha-gi-a-kan
IGIG
nwee
nwee
ITItaliano
allegrare
ah-leh-grah-reh
JA日本語
喜ばせる
ho-ba-seru
KKKK
қуаныштыру
q-u-a-ny-sh-ty-ru
KMKM
ប្រាប់
pra-ap
KO한국어
기쁨을 주다
ki-op-eul ju-da
MRMR
आनंद द्या
aan-and dya
MSBahasa Melayu
gembirakan
ge-mbira-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျော်ကြပ်
chaw-kyeht
NLNederlands
verheugen
ver-ho-oo-gen
NONorsk
glede
gle-deh
PAPA
ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਘਾਲੀ
khushi ghaali
PLPolski
cieszyć
cheesh-cheet
PTPortuguês
alegrar
ah-leh-grahr
RORomână
a bucura
ah boo-koo-rah
RUРусский
радовать
ra-doh-vat
SVSvenska
förlyssna
for-lee-sna
SWKiswahili
furahisha
foo-rah-hee-sha
TAதமிழ்
சந்தோஷம் தரு
san-tho-sham thar-u
TEతెలుగు
ఆనందం కలిగించండి
aan-anda-m ka-li-gan-chin-di
THไทย
ทำให้มีความสุข
thae-ma-kwan-mue-kwan-suk
TLTL
pag-igaya
pa-gi-ga-ya
TRTürkçe
sevindirmek
seh-vin-dir-mek
UKУкраїнська
радіти
ra-dit-i
URاردو
خوش کرنا
khush kar-na
VITiếng Việt
làm vui lòng
lam vui long
YOYO
ṣe àgbà
sheh ag-ba
ZH中文
使人高兴
shǐ rén gāoxìng
ZUZU
sithandaza
see-than-da-za

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