parasol

From French parasol, from Italian parasole, from para- (“to shield”) +‎ sole (“sun”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpæɹəˌsɒl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛɹəˌsɑl/

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parasol (plural parasols)

1. A small light umbrella used as protection from the sun.
2. A miniature paper umbrella used as a decoration in tropical-themed cocktails.
3. (architecture) A roof or covering of a structure designed to provide cover from wind, rain, or sun.

• (small light umbrella): sunshade, umbrella, beach umbrella

• parasol mushroom
• parasol tree
• parasol wing

parasol (third-person singular simple present parasols, present participle parasoling or parasolling, simple past and past participle parasoled or parasolled)

1. (transitive) To protect with, or as if with, a parasol; to shade.
   • 1826, The Monthly Magazine (page 161)

     Now old ladies, who dare venture a-shopping, go parasolling their withered perfections along, and entertain a decided dread of injuring the immaterial whiteness of their skins, which have ceased to he compared to "lilies" and "snows," and other sonnet-like similes, for more than thirty summers […]

   • 2013, Geoff Ryman, The King's Last Song (page 19)

     […] the buffaloes in the mire, and rows of trees parasolling houses along the waterways.

From French parasol, from Italian parasole.

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parasol m (plural parasols or parasollen, diminutive parasolletje n)

1. parasol

• paraplu

From Italian parasole.

• IPA^(key): /pa.ʁa.sɔl/

parasol m (plural parasols)

1. A large, anchored umbrella used as protection from the sun.

• “parasol” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

parar (“to stop”) +‎ sol (“sun”)

• Rhymes: -ol

parasol m (plural parasois)

1. umbrella, sunshade, parasol (used to protect against the sun)
2. sun visor

• (sunshade): antuca f, catasol m

From French parasol

parasol

1. umbrella

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

From Italian parasole

• IPA^(key): /paˈra.sɔl/

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parasol m inan

1. umbrella (also for rain)

From French parasol

parasol

1. umbrella

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

parar (“to stop”) +‎ sol (“sun”)

• Rhymes: -ol

parasol m (plural parasoles)

1. umbrella (used to protect against the sun)
2. sunshade
3. (automotive) sun visor
4. parasol

• parabrisas
• paraguas
• parachoques
• paracaídas