English Online Dictionary. What means carol? What does carol mean?
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English carole, from Old French carole, from Old Italian carola, from Medieval Latin choraula, a variant of choraulēs (“flute player accompanying a chorus dance”), from Ancient Greek χοραυλής (khoraulḗs, “one who accompanies a chorus on the flute”), from χορός (khorós, “choir; dance”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to enclose”) or *ǵʰoros) + αὐλός (aulós, “flute”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlos (“tube”)). Compare chorus, terpsichorean.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkæɹəl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɛɹəl/
- Hyphenation: car‧ol
- Rhymes: -æɹəl
Noun
carol (plural carols)
- (historical) A round dance accompanied by singing.
- A ballad or song of joy.
- (specifically) A (usually traditional) religious or secular song sung at Christmastime.
Alternative forms
- carrol, carroll (archaic)
Derived terms
- Carol Green
- carol singer
- Christmas carol
Translations
Verb
carol (third-person singular simple present carols, present participle (UK) carolling or (US) caroling, simple past and past participle (UK) carolled or (US) caroled)
- (intransitive, historical) To participate in a carol (a round dance accompanied by singing).
- (intransitive) To sing in a joyful manner.
- (intransitive) To sing carols; especially to sing Christmas carols in a group.
- (transitive) To praise or celebrate in song.
- (transitive) To sing (a song) cheerfully.
Alternative forms
- carrol, carroll (archaic)
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- wassail
Etymology 2
See carrel.
Noun
carol (plural carols)
- (architecture) Alternative form of carrel (“small closet or enclosure built against a window on the inner side, to sit in for study”).
References
Further reading
- carol (music) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- carol (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- claro, Clora, Coral, Carlo, Alcor, coral, Claro
Venetan
Noun
carol m (plural caroli) or carol m (plural carułi)
- woodworm
- dental caries
Related terms
- carołar