Laurel — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family

United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɔːɹəl/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɔːɹəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɔːɹəl/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈɔːɹəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

laurel wreath bay wreath Stan Laurel Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Lorbeer

einer der verschiedenen aromatischen Bäume der Familie der Lorbeergewächse

🇫🇷French

laurier

l'un des divers arbres aromatiques de la famille des lauriers

🇮🇹Italian

alloro

uno qualsiasi dei vari alberi aromatici della famiglia dell'alloro

🇳🇱Dutch

laurier

een van de verschillende aromatische bomen van de laurierfamilie

🇵🇹Portuguese

louro

qualquer uma das várias árvores aromáticas da família do louro

🇷🇺Russian

лавр

любое из различных ароматических деревьев семейства лавровых

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लॉरेल

लॉरेल परिवार के विभिन्न सुगंधित पेड़ों में से कोई

🇧🇩Bengali

লরেল

লরেল পরিবারের বিভিন্ন সুগন্ধি গাছের যে কোনো একটি

🇮🇳Tamil

லாரல்

லாரல் குடும்பத்தின் பல்வேறு நறுமண மரங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

లారెల్

లారెల్ కుటుంబానికి చెందిన వివిధ సుగంధ చెట్లలో ఏదైనా

🇮🇳Marathi

लॉरेल

लॉरेल कुटुंबातील विविध सुगंधी झाडांपैकी कोणतेही

🇮🇳Gujarati

લોરેલ

લોરેલ પરિવારના વિવિધ સુગંધિત વૃક્ષોમાંથી કોઈપણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲಾರೆಲ್

ಲಾರೆಲ್ ಕುಟುಂಬದ ವಿವಿಧ ಆರೊಮ್ಯಾಟಿಕ್ ಮರಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലോറൽ

ലോറൽ കുടുംബത്തിലെ വിവിധ സുഗന്ധ വൃക്ഷങ്ങളിൽ ഏതെങ്കിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੌਰੇਲ

ਲੌਰੇਲ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਦੇ ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਖੁਸ਼ਬੂਦਾਰ ਰੁੱਖਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

لاریل

لاریل خاندان کے مختلف خوشبودار درختوں میں سے کوئی بھی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

月桂树

月桂科的各种芳香树中的任何一种

🇯🇵Japanese

月桂樹

月桂樹科のさまざまな芳香のある木の総称

🇰🇷Korean

명예

월계수과에 속하는 다양한 향기로운 나무 중 하나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nguyệt quế

bất kỳ loại cây thơm nào thuộc họ nguyệt quế

🇹🇭Thai

ลอเรล

ไม้หอมต่างๆ ในวงศ์ลอเรล

🇮🇩Indonesian

pohon salam

salah satu dari berbagai pohon aromatik dari keluarga laurel

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الغار

أي من الأشجار العطرية المتنوعة لعائلة الغار

🇮🇷Persian

لورل

هر یک از درختان معطر مختلف از خانواده لورل

🇹🇷Turkish

defne

defne familyasının çeşitli aromatik ağaçlarından herhangi biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

דַפנָה

כל אחד מעצים ארומטיים שונים ממשפחת הדפנה

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