carrel

Meaning

1. A small closet or enclosure built against a window on the inner side, to sit in for study.
2. Hence, a partially partitioned space for studying or reading, often in a library.

Synonyms

stall

cubicle

carrell

carrel stall

carol

carrel cubical

cubical

Hyphenated as

car‧rel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkæɹəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: caroll

In summary

From Medieval Latin carula, probably from Latin corolla (“little crown”) in the sense of “ring”; or from Middle English caroll, from Medieval Latin carola, from Late Latin carola (“round dance; round object”), from Latin choraula, variant of choraulēs (“flute player”) (further etymology at carol).