paroli

Esperanto

Etymology

Ultimately from parabolō (“to talk, speak”), Latin parabola (“speech; word”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [paˈroli]
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  • Rhymes: -oli
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ro‧li

Verb

paroli (present parolas, past parolis, future parolos, conditional parolus, volitive parolu)

  1. (intransitive) to speak, talk
  2. (transitive) to speak (a language, usually)
    Ĉu vi parolas Esperanton? ― Do you speak Esperanto?

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See also

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian paroli, plural of parolo, probably compounded from paro (“I prepare”) and enclitic pronoun -lo (“it”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.ʁɔ.li/
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Noun

paroli m (plural parolis)

  1. (games) a double stake
    faire (le) paroli ― to double the stake
    gagner le paroli ― to win the double stake
    • 1836, Laure Junot, Duchess of Abrantes, Histoire des salons de Paris, 3rd edition, volume II:
      Dans un moment de colère contre le banquier, il fit paroli sur paroli, et en vint au point de mettre au tapis une énorme poignée d’or...
      In a fit of anger against the banker, he made paroli upon paroli, to the point where he had wagered a great handful of gold...

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