noun
Origin: ME carole < OFr, kind of dance, Christmas song < ML choraula, a dance to the flute < L choraules < Gr choraulēs, flute player who accompanied the choral dance < choros, chorus + aulein, to play the flute < aulos, flute
intransitive verb caroled or carolled, caroling or carolling
transitive verb
noun
Origin: ML Carolus: see Charles
a masculine nameSee carol in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English carole, round dance with singing
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , probably from Late Latin choraula, choral song
Origin: , from Latin choraulēs, accompanist
Origin: , from Greek khoraulēs
Origin: : khoros, choral dance; see gher-1 in Indo-European roots
Origin: + aulos, flute
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