charola

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈɾɔ.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈɾɔ.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈɾɔ.la/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈɾɔ.lɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐˈɾɔ.lɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐˈɾɔ.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: cha‧ro‧la

Noun

charola f (plural charolas)

1. (Christianity) a framework for carrying religions images during a procession

   Synonyms: andor, andas

2. (Christianity, architecture) ambulatory (round walkway encircling the altar)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈɾola/ [t͡ʃaˈɾo.la]
• Rhymes: -ola
• Syllabification: cha‧ro‧la

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Portuguese charão, from Mandarin 漆 (“varnish, laquer”) and 料 (“material”).

Noun

charola f (plural charolas)

1. (Bolivia, Honduras, Mexico, Peru) tray

   Synonyms: bandeja, (Colombia, Ecuador) charol

Etymology 2

Verb

charola

1. inflection of charolar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “charola”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014