parol

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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

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL. 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
Abjad پارول

Noun

parol (definite accusative parolnu, 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

  • English: parol

Venetian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare Italian paiolo.

Noun

parol m (plural parołi or parułi)

  1. cauldron