charol

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈɾol/ [t͡ʃaˈɾol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: cha‧rol

Noun

charol m (plural charoles)

1. patent leather
2. (Colombia, Ecuador) tray

   Synonyms: bandeja, (Bolivia, Honduras, Mexico, Peru) charola

Descendants

• → Tagalog: tsarol

Further reading

• “charol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “charol”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010