co ‧ ro ‧ na /kəˈrəʊnə $ -ˈroʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ crown 1 ]
the shining circle of light seen around the sun when the moon passes in front of it in an ↑ eclipse
co ‧ ro ‧ na /kəˈrəʊnə $ -ˈroʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ crown 1 ]
the shining circle of light seen around the sun when the moon passes in front of it in an ↑ eclipse
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012