coral
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coral¹
- /ˈkɒɹəl/ UK
- /ˈkɔɹəl/ US
- /ˈkɑɹəl/ New York City, Philadelphia
- /ˈkɔɹəl/ Australia
Sounds like choral · Rhymes with -ɒɹəl, -ɔːɹəl
Where it comes from
From Old French coral (French corail), from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion, “coral”). Probably ultimately of Semitic origin, compare Hebrew גּוֹרָל (goral, “small pebble”), Arabic جَرَل (jaral, “small stone”), originally referring to the red variety found in the Mediterranean. Since ancient times, a common folk etymology, accepted by some earlier scholars, connected the word instead to Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē) (referring to Medusa). Beekes mentions both theories and considers the Semitic one convincing.
noun corals
- Any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa, most of which build hard calcium carbonate skeletons and form colonies, or a colony belonging to one of those species.
- A hard substance made of the skeletons of these organisms.
- A somewhat yellowish orange-pink color; the color of red coral (Corallium rubrum) of the Mediterranean Sea, commonly used as an ornament or gem. The coral faded even from her lips, till they were as white as Leo's face, and quivered pitifully.
- The ovaries of a cooked lobster; so called from their color.
- A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything. On the very chair which I used to occupy when I was at work Marian was sitting now, with the child industriously sucking his coral upon her lap.
adjective
- Made of coral.
- Having the orange-pink color of coral.
coral²
noun corals
- Obsolete form of corral
verb corals · coraling · coralling · coraled · coralled
- Obsolete form of corral
Coral³
Rhymes with -ɒɹəl, -ɔːɹəl
Where it comes from
From coral.
proper noun
- A census-designated place in McHenry County, Illinois, United States.
- A female given name from English. "Where are you from originally, Coral?" / "Indiana." / "Lots of Corals out there, I bet." / She hesitated, seemed about to flare, and then smiled instead, showing a little gap between two front teeth. "Well, it was Cora Lucille, I guess, " she said, still smiling, looking very much like a Cora Lucil
Translations
Every language
noun species or colony
| Español | coral, coralina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 산호 sanho |
| 日本語 | サンゴ, 珊瑚 sango |
| हिन्दी | मूंगा mūṅgā, मूँगा mūṅgā, प्रवाल pravāl |
| Kiswahili | matumbawe, marijani |
| Português | coral |
| Français | corail |
| Deutsch | Koralle |
| Ελληνικά | κοράλλι korálli |
| Română | coral |
| Русский | кора́лл koráll |
| Tiếng Việt | san hô |
| العربية | مَرْجَان marjān |
| עברית | אַלְמוֹג almóg |
noun substance
| Español | coral, coralina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 산호 sanho |
| 日本語 | 珊瑚 sango, サンゴ sango |
| 中文 | 珊瑚 shānhú |
| हिन्दी | मूंगा mūṅgā, मूँगा mūṅgā, प्रवाल pravāl |
| Kiswahili | marijani |
| Português | coral |
| Français | corail |
| Deutsch | Koralle |
| Italiano | corallo |
| Ελληνικά | κοράλλι korálli |
| Română | coral |
| Русский | кора́лл koráll |
| Tiếng Việt | san hô |
| العربية | مَرْجَان marjān |
| עברית | אַלְמֹג, אלמוג almóg |
noun color
| Español | coral |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 산호색 sanhosaek |
| 日本語 | 珊瑚色 sangoiro |
| 中文 | 珊瑚色 shānhúsè |
| Português | coral |
| Deutsch | koralle |
| Ελληνικά | κοραλλί korallí |
| Română | corai, coraliu |
| Русский | кора́лловый korállovyj |
adj made of coral
| Español | coralino, coralífero |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 珊瑚でできた sango de dekita, 珊瑚製の sangosei no |
| 中文 | 珊瑚製的 /珊瑚制的 shānhú jì de |
| हिन्दी | मूंगा mūṅgā, मूँगा mūṅgā, प्रवाल pravāl |
| Português | coralino |
| Français | corallien |
| Italiano | corallino, corallina |
| Русский | кора́лловый korállovyj |
Talk about this word "coral." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coral. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. coral. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coral "coral." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coral.Cite this
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title = {coral},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coral},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
