gladdon
/ (ˈɡlædən) /
noun
another name for the stinking iris
QUIZZES
DISCOVER THE INFLUENCE OF PORTUGUESE ON ENGLISH VIA THIS QUIZ!
We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?
Question 1 of 11
Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Word Origin for gladdon
Old English, of uncertain origin
Words nearby gladdon
Glackens, glad, Gladbach-Rheydt, Gladbeck, gladden, gladdon, glade, glad eye, glad hand, glad-hander, gladiate
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