Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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A learned univerbation of παρά (pará, despite) +‎ όλο (ólo, all), a calque of French malgré tout.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /paˈɾo.lo/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧ρό‧λο

Conjunction

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παρόλο (parólo)

  1. (followed by που or ότι) even though, although
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References

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  1. ^ παρόλο”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998