παρόλο

Greek

Alternative forms

  • παρ’ όλο (par’ ólo)

Etymology

A learned univerbation of παρά (pará, “despite”) +‎ όλο (ólo, “all”), a calque of French malgré tout.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈɾo.lo/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧ρό‧λο

Conjunction

παρόλο • (parólo)

  1. (followed by που or ότι) even though, although

References

  1. ^ παρόλο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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