garjola

Uncertain. A connection with cajola < caveŏla has been proposed.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡərˈʒɔ.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡaɾˈd͡ʒɔ.la]

garjola f (plural garjoles)

1. (slang) pokey, jail, joint
2. (colloquial) paunch, belly

• “garjola” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

• “garjola”, 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
• “garjola”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “garjola” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.