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cardio-

French, prefix/kaʁ.djo/

cardio- is a French prefix meaning “cardio-” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Indique un mot en rapport avec le cœur”.

What does cardio- mean in English?

prefix

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    cardio-

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

prefix: 1. Indique un mot en rapport avec le cœur.

adjective: 1. Relatif à ou en rapport avec le cœur.

noun: 1. Exercice physique aérobic faisant beaucoup travailler le cœur.

noun: 1. Cardiologue.

noun: 1. Cardiologie.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of cardio-

  • cardios plural masculine feminine

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce cardio-?

  • /kaʁ.djo/
  • \kaʁ.djo\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (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 French?

cardio- appears 3.2 times per million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).