orgol

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noun

A music box.

OriginJapanese オルゴール ← Korean 오르골 ← Dutch orgel →
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Meanings

nounorgol (plural orgols)

plural orgols

  1. rarenon-native speakers' EnglishA music box.

Origin

  1. Dutchorgel
  2. Korean오르골
  3. Japaneseオルゴール
  4. Englishorgol

Borrowed from Japanese オルゴール (orugōru) or from Korean 오르골 (oreugol), both ultimately derived from Dutch orgel.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

GloorGorolgroolRogol
Cite this entry
APA

orgol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orgol

MLA

“orgol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orgol. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orgol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orgol.

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