prole

English

Etymology

From proletariat (“working class”) by shortening.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹoʊl/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -əʊl

Noun

prole (plural proles)

1. (informal) A member of the proletariat; a proletarian.
2. (informal) A pleb (ordinary person).

Anagrams

• Loper, lepro-, loper, poler

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin prōlēs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpɾɔ.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈpɾɔ.le]

Noun

prole f (plural proles)

1. offspring, issue, progeny

   Synonym: progenitura

Related terms

• proletari
• prolífer
• prolific

Further reading

• “prole” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin prōlēs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɔ.le/
• Rhymes: -ɔle
• Hyphenation: prò‧le

Noun

prole f (plural proli)

1. offspring, issue, children

   senza prole ― childless

2. progeny, race, stock

Related terms

• proletario
• prolifico

Anagrams

• porle

Latin

Noun

prōle

1. ablative singular of prōlēs

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin prōlēs (“offspring”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.li/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.li/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.le/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾɔ.lɨ/

• Hyphenation: pro‧le

Noun

prole f (plural proles)

1. progeny; offspring; brood

   Synonyms: progénie, descendência

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōlēs (“offspring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾole/ [ˈpɾo.le]
• Rhymes: -ole
• Syllabification: pro‧le

Noun

prole f (plural proles)

1. progeny
2. offspring

   Synonym: vástago

Further reading

• “prole”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014