corona

Meaning

  1. (declension-1) chaplet, laurel, or wreath; presented to athletes, the gods, or the dead
  2. (declension-1) crown
  3. (declension-1) garland
  4. (declension-1) circle (of people), assembly

Synonyms

libum

corōna

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
[kɔˈroː.na]
Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “a type of sea-bird, perhaps shearwater; a crow; anything curved or hooked (like a door handle or the tip of a bow); a type of crown”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”).

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