andor
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "andor"
English
Etymology
From Portuguese andor.
Noun
andor (plural andors)
References
- Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “andor”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].
Anagrams
- Ardon, Daron, rando, Andro, Ronda, radon, Norad, NORAD, Doran, andro, Drona, norad, Nador, Nardo, adorn, andro-
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Malayalam, from Sanskrit हिन्दोल (hindola, “sedan chair”).
Pronunciation
Noun
andor m (plural andores)
- (Roman Catholicism) a float used in religious processions
- Synonym: charola
- 2008, Flávio Rodrigo Freire Ferreira, A Cidade Em Festa, Clube de Autores, page 107:
- Várias pessoas ligadas à paróquia vieram aprontar a santa no seu andor, que é uma espécie de altar móvel, em que a santa é posta e carregada. Com muitas flores e galhos de folhas de samambaias, o andor foi decorado.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Interjection
andor!
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/oɾ
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