argolla
التعريفات والمعاني
== Asturian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /aɾˈɡoʎa/ [aɾˈɡo.ʎa]
Rhymes: -oʎa
Syllabification: ar‧go‧lla
=== Noun ===
argolla f (plural argolles)
ring
baking ring (clarification of this definition is needed (note: was capitalized as "Baking ring").)
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish argolla, from Arabic الغُلّ (al-ḡull).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ərˈɡo.ʎə]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [aɾˈɣo.ʎa]
=== Noun ===
argolla f (plural argolles)
large ring, hoop
iron collar
napkin ring
croquet
==== Derived terms ====
argollar
=== Further reading ===
“argolla”, 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
“argolla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“argolla” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“argolla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Arabic الغُلّ (al-ḡull, “the ring, the collar”).
=== Pronunciation ===
Syllabification: ar‧go‧lla
=== Noun ===
argolla f (plural argollas)
large ring, hoop
staple
(games) croquet
ring
ringlet
(baseball) scoreless inning
(colloquial, vulgar) vagina
==== Descendants ====
→ Sicilian: ragogghia, ravogghia
→ Tagalog: argolya, arigolya
==== References ====
Lane, Edward William (1863-1893), “غُلٌّ”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate.
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=== Further reading ===
“argolla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025