parol

Meanings

Adjective

• Word of mouth.
• Verbal, oral, informal.

Noun

• A word; an oral utterance.
• Oral declaration; word of mouth.
• A writing not under seal.
• An ornamental star-like Christmas lantern from the Philippines.

Origin

• from Middle French parole, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή. parable.
• Image:Orange and white parol.JPG|thumb|A parol.
• From Tagalog parol, from Spanish farol ("lantern").