Meanings
Origin
* As a Galician and Portuguese surname, from Cardosa, variant of Cardoza. * As an Italian surname, from the noun cardo (“thistle”).
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APA
Cardosa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cardosa
MLA
“Cardosa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cardosa. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cardosa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cardosa.
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