parol

English

WOTD – 25 December 2008

Etymology 1

from Middle French parole, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ). Doublet of parable.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: perʹəl, parʹəl, IPA(key): /ˈpæɹ.əl/, /ˈpɛɹ.əl/
  • (file)

Adjective

parol (not comparable)

  1. Word of mouth.
  2. (law) Verbal, oral, informal.
    Parol, or extrinsic evidence should only be used where it may clarify ambiguous terms of a contract.
Derived terms

Noun

parol (plural parols)

  1. A word; an oral utterance.
  2. (law) Oral declaration; word of mouth.
  3. (law) A writing not under seal.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Blackstone to this entry?)

Etymology 2

A parol.

From Tagalog parol, from Spanish farol (lantern).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /pɑˈɹoʊl/, /pəˈɹoʊl/
  • (file)

Noun

parol (plural parols)

  1. An ornamental star-like Christmas lantern from the Philippines.
Translations

Anagrams


Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic парол
Roman parol
Perso-Arabic پارول

Noun

parol (definite accusative parolu, plural parollar)

  1. password

Declension


Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish farol, from Latin pharus, from Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros).

Noun

parol

  1. a Christmas lantern

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish farol

Noun

paról

  1. a parol (ornamental Christmas lantern)

Descendants


Venetian

Alternative forms

  • paróło

Etymology

Compare Italian paiolo.

Noun

parol m (plural parołi or parułi)

  1. cauldron
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