From Old French coral (French corail), from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion, “coral”). Probably ultimately of Semitic origin, compare Hebrew גּוֹרָל (goral, “small pebble”), Arabic جَرَل (jaral, “small stone”), originally referring to the red variety found in the Mediterranean. Since ancient times, a common folk etymology, accepted by some earlier scholars, connected the word instead to Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē) (referring to Medusa). Beekes mentions both theories and considers the Semitic one convincing.
Meanings
(not-comparable) Made of coral.
(not-comparable) Having the orange-pink color of coral.
ja 珊瑚色の (having the orange-pink color of coral) · hu korallszínű (having the orange-pink color of coral) · ro coraliu (having the orange-pink color of coral) · ms batu karang (having the orange-pink color of coral) · hi मूँगा (made of coral) · ru кора́лловый (made of coral) · ja 珊瑚製の (made of coral) · mt qrolli (made of coral) · pl koralowy (having the orange-pink color of coral) · ka მარჯნისფერი (having the orange-pink color of coral) · ca coral·lí (made of coral) · ja 珊瑚でできた (made of coral) · cmn 橘紅色的 /橘红色的 (having the orange-pink color of coral) · pt coralino (having the orange-pink color of coral) · hi प्रवाल (made of coral) · pt coralino (made of coral) · hi मूंगा (made of coral) · pl koralowy (made of coral) · pt coral (having the orange-pink color of coral) · fr corail (having the orange-pink color of coral) · es coralino (made of coral) · ca coral·lí (having the orange-pink color of coral) · it corallina (made of coral) · es coralífero (made of coral) · hu korall- (made of coral) · ms batu karang (made of coral) · tr mercan (made of coral) · fi korallinen (made of coral) · cmn 珊瑚製的 /珊瑚制的 (made of coral) · fr corallien (made of coral) · lt koralų (made of coral) · ka მარჯნის (made of coral) · eo korala (made of coral) · lt koralų spalvos (having the orange-pink color of coral) · cmn 珊瑚色的 (having the orange-pink color of coral) · nl koraalrood (having the orange-pink color of coral) · es coral (having the orange-pink color of coral) · ro corai (having the orange-pink color of coral) · it corallino (made of coral) · nl koraalrode (having the orange-pink color of coral) · lt koralinis (made of coral) · nl koraal- (made of coral) · fi korallinpunainen (having the orange-pink color of coral) · bg коралов (made of coral)
From Old French coral (French corail), from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion, “coral”). Probably ultimately of Semitic origin, compare Hebrew גּוֹרָל (goral, “small pebble”), Arabic جَرَل (jaral, “small stone”), originally referring to the red variety found in the Mediterranean. Since ancient times, a common folk etymology, accepted by some earlier scholars, connected the word instead to Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē) (referring to Medusa). Beekes mentions both theories and considers the Semitic one convincing.
Meanings
(countable) Any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa, most of which build hard calcium carbonate skeletons and form colonies, or a colony belonging to one of those species.
(uncountable) A hard substance made of the skeletons of these organisms.
(countable) A somewhat yellowish orange-pink color; the color of red coral (Corallium rubrum) of the Mediterranean Sea, commonly used as an ornament or gem.
The coral faded even from her lips, till they were as white as Leo's face, and quivered pitifully. 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
(countable, uncountable) The ovaries of a cooked lobster; so called from their color.
(countable, historical, uncountable) A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything.
On the very chair which I used to occupy when I was at work Marian was sitting now, with the child industriously sucking his coral upon her lap. 1859, Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White:
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cy cwrel (substance) · as পোৱাল (species or colony) · mt qroll (species or colony) · ml പവിഴം (substance) · es coralina (substance) · haw koʻa (species or colony) · hy մարջան (substance) · ms karang (substance) · sq koral (substance) · pt coral (color) · hi मूँगा (substance) · lt koralų spalva (color) · ko 산호 (substance) · mfe koray (species or colony) · ro coraliu (color) · ur مرجان (species or colony) · ca corall (species or colony) · gl coral (color) · nog маржан (substance) · ko 산호색 (color) · hy բուստ (substance) · lo ປະກາລັງ (substance) · da koral (species or colony) · ryu 珊瑚 (substance) · he אלמוג (substance) · et korall (species or colony) · fa بسد (substance) · fr corail (species or colony) · he אַלְמוֹג (species or colony) · id karang (substance) · yi קאָראַל (substance) · gl coral (substance) · te పగడము (substance) · pl koralowina (substance) · sa विद्रुम (substance) · ar مَرْجَان (species or colony) · et korall (substance) · cs korál (species or colony) · bg кора́л (species or colony) · xal шур (substance) · sh корал (substance) · lo ປະກາຣັງ (substance) · nl koraalrood (color) · be кара́л (substance) · ml പവിഴം (species or colony) · bn প্রবাল (substance) · cdo 珊瑚 (substance) · ja サンゴ (substance) · lt koralas (species or colony) · ja サンゴ (species or colony) · hi मूँगा (species or colony) · ka მარჯანი (species or colony) · tk mercen (substance) · kk маржан (substance) · tr mercan (species or colony) · ja 珊瑚 (substance) · de Koralle (substance) · vi san hô (substance) · eo koralo (species or colony) · ko 산호 (species or colony) · kn ಹವಳ (substance) · te పగడము (species or colony) · ms batu karang (species or colony) · ro coral (species or colony) · uk кора́л (substance) · mi kāoa (substance) · oc coralh (substance) · eo koralo (substance) · de Koralle (species or colony) · ta பவழம் (species or colony) · kaa marjan (substance) · ru кора́лл (species or colony) · ru кора́лл (substance) · el κοράλλι (species or colony) · mg haran-dranomasina (substance) · tl sagay (substance) · pt coral (substance) · bo བྱུ་རུ (substance) · th ปะการัง (species or colony) · nb korall (substance) · sv korall (species or colony) · hy բուստախութ (species or colony) · hi मूंगा (substance) · cs korálová (color) · yue 珊瑚 (substance) · yi קאָראַל (species or colony) · pt coral (species or colony) · fi koralli (substance) · ro coral (substance) · my သန္တာ (species or colony) · hak 珊瑚 (substance) · ta பவழம் (substance) · gl coral (species or colony) · hi मूंगा (species or colony) · sv korall (substance) · ota مرجان (substance) · nv tóchʼil yooʼí (substance) · haw ʻākoʻakoʻa (species or colony) · sa प्रवाल (substance) · eu koral (species or colony) · lt koralas (substance) · lv korallis (substance) · nl koraal (substance) · vi san hô (species or colony) · id karang (species or colony) · kn ಹವಳ (species or colony) · ro corai (color) · nn korall (substance) · es coral (species or colony) · br koural (substance) · nan-hbl 珊瑚 (substance) · my သန္တာ (substance) · ca de color m corall (color) · kmr mircan (substance) · hu korall (species or colony) · ba мәрйен (substance) · hu virágállat (species or colony) · nl koraal (species or colony) · ur مرجان (substance) · it corallo (substance) · th ปะการัง (substance) · uz marjon (substance) · grc κοράλλιον (substance) · ka მარჯანი (substance) · mi kāoa (species or colony) · ps مرجان (substance) · ky маржан (substance) · la corallium (substance) · sl korála (species or colony) · pon pahi (species or colony) · cmn 珊瑚 (substance) · hu korall (substance) · el κοράλλι (substance) · fa مرجان (substance) · da koral (substance) · hi प्रवाल (species or colony) · hi प्रवाल (substance) · wuu 珊瑚 (substance) · fi koralli (species or colony) · ja 珊瑚 (species or colony) · si කොරල් (substance) · ja 珊瑚色 (color) · ug مارجان (substance) · mn шүр (substance) · az mərcan (substance) · ckb مەرجان (species or colony) · is kórall (substance) · ca corall (substance) · he אַלְמֹג (substance) · sl korála (substance) · sw marijani (species or colony) · km ផ្កាថ្ម (substance) · ka მარჯნისფერი (color) · arz مرجان (substance) · tr mercan (substance) · hu korallszín (color) · lv korallis (species or colony) · mi kutakuta (substance) · ckv karat (species or colony) · hy կորալ (substance) · ur مونگا (substance) · pl koralowiec (species or colony) · grc κοράλλιον (species or colony) · cmn 珊瑚色 (color) · ca coral·lí (color) · ky коралл (substance) · sw marijani (substance) · oc coralh (species or colony) · es coral (color) · sw matumbawe (species or colony) · bg кора́л (substance) · as পোৱাল (substance) · de koralle (color) · ru кора́лловый (color) · oc coralh (color) · fi korallinpunainen (color) · mk корал (substance) · sa प्रबाल (substance) · el κοραλλί (color) · ar مَرْجَان (substance) · et sügavroosa (color) · km ពិទ្រុម (substance) · fr corail (substance) · cs korál (substance) · sk koral (substance) · haw puna (substance) · th กัลปังหา (color) · fa مرجان (species or colony) · tg марҷон (substance) · pl koral (substance) · sh koral (substance) · rif tadmant (substance) · es coral (substance) · ms batu karang (color) · tt мәрҗән (substance) · ota مرجان (species or colony) · ms batu karang (substance) · es coralina (species or colony)