cardio
Spanish, noun/kaɾdjo/
cardio is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “cardio” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ejercicio aeróbico con el objetivo de aumentar la frecuencia cardíaca”.
What does cardio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecardio
prefix
- 1
cardio-; forms words pertaining to the heart
suffix
- 1
masculine-cardium (relating to the heart)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. Tiene uso en términos médicos y científicos con el significado de corazón.
suffix: 1. Forma términos médicos y científicos con el significado de "corazón".
noun: 1. Ejercicio aeróbico con el objetivo de aumentar la frecuencia cardíaca.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cardio
- cardios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cardio?
- /kaɾdjo/
- [kaɾ.ð̞jo]
- /ˈkaɾdjo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cardio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cardio in Spanish?
cardio appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).