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coral.

choir (ensemble of people who sing together)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/koˈɾaw/Brazil[koˈɾaʊ̯]Brazil/kuˈɾal/Portugal[kuˈɾaɫ]Portugal
  1. choir (ensemble of people who sing together)

    masculine
  2. choral song (song written for a choir to perform)

    masculine
  3. chorale (a Lutheran hymn)

    masculine
  4. a group of people, creatures or objects making noise together

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin chorālis. By surface analysis, coro + -al.

adj/koˈɾaw/Brazil[koˈɾaʊ̯]Brazil/kuˈɾal/Portugal[kuˈɾaɫ]Portugal
  1. choral (relating to choirs)

    feminine · masculine
  2. choral (written to be performed by a choir)

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin chorālis. By surface analysis, coro + -al.

noun/koˈɾaw/Brazil[koˈɾaʊ̯]Brazil/kuˈɾal/Portugal[kuˈɾaɫ]Portugal
  1. coral (any of various species of anthozoans)

    masculine
  2. coral (the skeleton of marine polyps)

    masculine
  3. coral (colony of marine polyps)

    masculine
  4. coral (a yellowish pink color)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin corallum or Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion, “coral”), of uncertain origin.

adj/koˈɾaw/Brazil[koˈɾaʊ̯]Brazil/kuˈɾal/Portugal[kuˈɾaɫ]Portugal
  1. coral in color

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin corallum or Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion, “coral”), of uncertain origin.

noun/koˈɾaw/Brazil[koˈɾaʊ̯]Brazil/kuˈɾal/Portugal[kuˈɾaɫ]Portugal
  1. ellipsis of cobra-coral

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin corallum or Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion, “coral”), of uncertain origin.

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