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argol

argol is the alternative form of arghul.

Meaning of arghul

Noun

arghul (plural arghuls)

  1. A musical instrument in the reed family, used since ancient Egyptian times and still a traditional instrument in Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Palestine.

Noun (1)

argol (uncountable)

  1. potassium tartrate

Noun (2)

argol (plural argols)

  1. orchil

Forms of argol

pluralargols

Origin of argol

Perhaps related to ἀργός (argós, “bright, shining”).

Questions about argol

What does argol mean?
Argol means potassium tartrate.
What is argol the alternative form of?
Argol is the alternative form of arghul.
What part of speech is argol?
Argol is a noun.
What is the plural of argol?
The plural of argol is argols.

Words near argol in the dictionary

  1. Argoan
  2. Argobba
  3. Argobbas
  4. Argoed
  5. argoinfiltration
  6. argol
  7. argol-bargol
  8. argol-bargoled
  9. argol-bargoling
  10. argol-bargolled
  11. argol-bargolling

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Adapted from Wiktionary: argol (page history and authors); arghul (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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