English

Noun

coronel ‎(plural coronels)

1. The head of a spear; a cronel.

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2. Obsolete form of colonel.

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Catalan

Noun

coronel m ‎(plural coronels)

1. colonel

Norman

Noun

coronel m ‎(plural coronels)

1. (Jersey) colonel

Portuguese

Etymology

From Middle French coronel, from Italian colonnello ‎(“the officer of a small company of soldiers (column) that marched at the head of a regiment”), from compagnia colonnella ‎(“little column company”), from Latin columna ‎(“pillar”), from columen, contraction culmen ‎(“a pillar, top, crown, summit”), o-grade form from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- ‎(“going around”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌko.ɾo.ˈnɛw/

Noun

coronel m (plural coronéis)

1. colonel (commissioned office in the armed services)
2. (Brazil) a politician in rural areas

Related terms

• coronelato, coronelismo

Descendants

• Kadiwéu: goloneegi

Spanish

Etymology

From French colonel, from Italian colonnello.

Noun

coronel m ‎(plural coroneles)

1. colonel