🇬🇧🇪🇸 carol - villancico : English Lesson

Meaning of "carol" ("villancico"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A carol is a joyful song, especially one sung during the Christmas season. People often sing carols in groups, going from house to house or performing at events. Carols are meant to spread cheer and celebrate the holiday spirit.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

We sang carols outside Grandma’s house—she gave us cookies and earplugs.

I sang a carol to my dog. He howled. I think he liked it.

I added dance moves to our carol. Everyone backed away slowly.

I tried to sing a carol, but my mom kept feeding me cookies.

I wrote a new carol called “O Christmas Pizza.” It’s delicious.

On a snowy porch, an old man opened the door when children began to sing a carol. He wiped his eyes as a second carol floated in, then a third carol led the small group to his window. Each carol warmed his hands and memory; when the last carol finished, he smiled and set out warm bread.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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