different between ditty vs carol

English

Etymology

From Middle English dite, ditee, from Old French ditie or dité, from ditier, from Latin dict?re (participle dictatus).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d?ti/
• Homophones: diddy (US)
• Rhymes: -?ti

Noun

ditty (plural ditties)

1. A short verse or tune.
   • 1636, George Sandys, Paraphrase upon the Psalms and Hymns dispersed throughout the Old and New Testaments

     And to the warbling lute soft ditties sing.

2. A saying or utterance, especially one that is short and frequently repeated.

Translations

Verb

ditty (third-person singular simple present ditties, present participle dittying, simple past and past participle dittied)

1. To sing; to warble a little tune.

   • Beasts fain would sing; birds ditty to their notes.

See also

• ditty bag
• doggerel
• jingle

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English carole, from Old French carole, from Old Italian carola, from Medieval Latin choraula, a variant of choraul?s (“flute player accompanying a chorus dance”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (khoraul?s, “one who accompanies a chorus on the flute”), from ????? (khorós, “choir; dance”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *??er- (“to enclose”) or *??oros) + ????? (aulós, “flute”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h?ewlos (“tube”)). Compare chorus, terpsichorean.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?kæ??l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?kæ??l/
• Rhymes: -æ??l
• Hyphenation: car?ol

Noun

carol (plural carols)

1. (historical) A round dance accompanied by singing.
2. A ballad or song of joy.
   1. (specifically) A (usually traditional) religious or secular song sung at Christmastime.

Alternative forms

• carrol, carroll (archaic)

Translations

Verb

carol (third-person singular simple present carols, present participle (UK) carolling or (US) caroling, simple past and past participle (UK) carolled or (US) caroled)

1. (intransitive, historical) To participate in a carol (a round dance accompanied by singing).
2. (intransitive) To sing in a joyful manner.
3. (intransitive) To sing carols; especially to sing Christmas carols in a group.
4. (transitive) To praise or celebrate in song.
5. (transitive) To sing (a song) cheerfully.

Alternative forms

• carrol, carroll (archaic)

Derived terms

• carol singer
• caroler, caroller

Translations

See also

• wassail

Etymology 2

See carrel.

Noun

carol (plural carols)

1. (architecture) Alternative form of carrel (“small closet or enclosure built against a window on the inner side, to sit in for study”).

References

Further reading

• carol (music) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• carol (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Carlo, Claro, Clora, Coral, claro, coral

Venetian

Noun

carol m (plural caroli) or carol m (plural caru?i)

1. woodworm
2. dental caries

Related terms

• caro?ar