didal

Significat (Anglès)

1. (masculine) thimble
2. (masculine) fingercot, fingerstall
3. (in-plural, masculine) foxglove, especially dwarf Spanish foxglove (Digitalis minor), a species endemic to the Balearic Islands
4. (masculine) acorn cup
5. (masculine) small glass

Traduccions

thimble

dé à coudre

ditale

dedal

dedal

yüksük

Fingerhut

δαχτυλίθρα

vingerhoed

thimbleful

thumbstall

fingerstall

δαχτυλήθρα

lit de camp

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

[diˈðal]

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de llatí: digitālis

In summary

Inherited from Late Latin digitāle, from Latin digitālis (“digital”). Doublet of digital, which was borrowed from Latin.
The word is used in the plural as a common name for the foxglove because of the fingerstall- or thimble-like shape of the flowers.