German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German piro, ultimately from Ancient Greek πῠρρός (purrhós, tawny).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Pirol m (strong, genitive Pirols, plural Pirole)

  1. An Old World oriole, particularly the Eurasian golden oriole.

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: պիրոլ (pirol)

References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (2002) “Pirol”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 24th edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 704-5