frol

Extremaduran

Etymology

Inherited from Latin flōrem. Compare Spanish flor, Portuguese flor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɾol/

Noun

frol

  1. flower

Quotations

Almira mas l'obra la naturaleza
Que no la hecha pol ombri
Bella es la frol el cirgüelu
Mas pol frol
Que pol vela el ombri abrilsi

"Valdelacalzada en flor" in YouTube, Ismael Carmona García's poem

Mirandese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin flōrem.

Noun

frol f (plural froles)

  1. flower

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Either a metathesis of flor[1] or a dissimilation of fror,[2] all ultimately from Latin flōrem.

Noun

frol f (plural froles)

  1. alternative form of flor

Descendants

  • Galician: frol
  • Portuguese: frol

References

  1. ^ “frol”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
  2. ^ Antenor Nascentes (1955) “FLOR”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa [Portuguese language etymological dictionary] (in Portuguese), 2nd edition, volume I, Rio de Janeiro: Livraria Acadêmica, page 220, column 1

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese frol, either a metathesis of flor[1] or a dissimilation of fror,[2] all ultimately from Latin flōrem.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɾɔw/ [ˈfɾɔʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfɾɔl/ [ˈfɾɔɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfɾɔ.li/

  • Hyphenation: frol

Noun

frol f (plural fróis)

  1. archaic form of flor
  2. water foam

References

  1. ^ “frol”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
  2. ^ Antenor Nascentes (1955) “FLOR”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa [Portuguese language etymological dictionary] (in Portuguese), 2nd edition, volume I, Rio de Janeiro: Livraria Acadêmica, page 220, column 1
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