arolla

noun

arol·​la

əˈrälə,

-ōlə,

-ȯlə

variants or arolla pine

plural -s

: swiss pine

Word History

Etymology

French dialect (Valais canton, Switzerland) arolla, probably of non-Indo-European origin; akin to German dialect (Switzerland) arve Swiss pine

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