carola
Portuguese, noun/kaˈɾɔ.lɐ/
carola is spelled C-A-R-O-L-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 43,826th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carola is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “someone who tonsures their hair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “cabeça”.
What does carola mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinesomeone who tonsures their hair
- 2
femininemasculineassiduous attendant of a church; devotee
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. prenome feminino
adjective: 1. que tem tonsura 2. que é muito devoto ou devota
noun: 1. cabeça 2. naco de pão
noun: 1. homem tonsurado
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of carola
- carolas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carola?
- Brazil /kaˈɾɔ.lɐ/
- Portugal /kɐˈɾɔ.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is carola in Portuguese?
carola appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).