perol

Catalan

Perol (def. 2)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan peyrol, from Vulgar Latin *pariolum, diminutive of *parium, from Transalpine Gaulish parios, from Proto-Celtic *kʷaryos (“cauldron”). Compare Welsh pair and Irish coire. By surface analysis, pèr +‎ -ol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [pəˈɾo̞l]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [pəˈɾɔl]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [peˈɾɔl]

Noun

perol m (plural perols)

1. cauldron

   Synonym: caldera

2. (Menorca) A casserole or gratin baked in a metal or earthenware dish and consisting mostly of potatoes and other vegetables with or without meat.
3. (Valencia, colloquial) head

   Synonym: cap

   Tu estàs tocat del perol!

   You're touched in the head!

Descendants

• → Portuguese: parol
• → Spanish: perol

References

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “perol”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Further reading

• “perol”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈɾɔw/ [peˈɾɔʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈɾɔl/ [pɨˈɾɔɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈɾɔl/ [pɨˈɾɔɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈɾɔ.li/

• Hyphenation: pe‧rol

Conjunction

perol

1. alternative form of pero

Further reading

• “perol”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “perol”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan perol.

Noun

perol m (plural peroles)

1. cauldron

Further reading

• “perol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025