virola
Spanish, noun/biˈɾola/
virola is spelled V-I-R-O-L-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish, the 130,910th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Virola is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “ferrule” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Abrazadera de metal que se pone por remate o por adorno en algunos instrumentos, como navajas, espadas, etc”.
What does virola mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineferrule
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Abrazadera de metal que se pone por remate o por adorno en algunos instrumentos, como navajas, espadas, etc. 2. Anillo ancho de hierro que se pone en la extremidad de la garrocha de los vaqueros para que la púa no pueda penetrar en la piel del toro más que lo necesario para avivarle sin maltratarle. 3. Contera del bastón.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of virola
- virolas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce virola?
- /biˈɾola/
- [biˈɾo.la]
- [biˈɾola]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to virola
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is virola in Spanish?
virola appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).