argolla
Asturian
Noun
argolla f (plural argolles)
- ring
- Baking ring
Catalan
Etymology
From Spanish argolla, from Arabic الغُلّ (al-ḡull). .
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /əɾˈɡo.ʎə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ərˈɡo.ʎə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /aɾˈɡo.ʎa/
Noun
argolla f (plural argolles)
- large ring, hoop
- iron collar
- napkin ring
- croquet
Derived terms
- argollar
Further reading
- “argolla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Spanish
Etymology
From Arabic الغُلّ (al-ḡull, “the ring, the collar”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aɾˈɡoʝa/ [aɾˈɣ̞o.ʝa]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /aɾˈɡoʎa/ [aɾˈɣ̞o.ʎa]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aɾˈɡoʃa/ [aɾˈɣ̞o.ʃa]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aɾˈɡoʒa/ [aɾˈɣ̞o.ʒa]
- (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -oʝa
- (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -oʎa
- (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -oʃa
- (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -oʒa
- Syllabification: ar‧go‧lla
Noun
argolla f (plural argollas)
- large ring, hoop
- staple
- (games) croquet
- ring
- ringlet
- (baseball) scoreless inning
Descendants
- → Sicilian: ragogghia, ravogghia
References
- Lane, Edward William (1863), “غُلٌّ”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
Further reading
- “argolla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014