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parasol en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɛɹəˌsɑl/ (US)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈpæɹəˌsɒl/ (UK)
  • (General-American) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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. A sun umbrella for garden use etc., mounted on a stand; these can be foldable and demountable.
  4. A roof or covering of a structure designed to provide cover from wind, rain, or sun.
  5. Any of various Asian species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Neurothemis.
  6. A parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera)

Forms

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parasols Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

parasol leaf tree · parasol ant · parasol mushroom · parasol wing · parasolette · parasol pine · parasol cell · parasol tree · parabrella · parasol beech · microparasol

Hyponyms

umbrella (umbrella used for protection against the sun)

Synonyms

sunshade (umbrella used for protection against the sun) · sun umbrella (umbrella used for protection against the sun) · chatra (umbrella used for protection against the sun) · beach umbrella (umbrella used for protection against the sun) · chatta (umbrella used for protection against the sun)

Translations (82)

ko 양산 (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · la umbella (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · el αλεξήλιο (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · da parasol (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · lt skėtis (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · cmn 太陽傘 /太阳伞 (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · lb Sonneprabbeli (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · sh sȕncobrān (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · gur mã'antɩa (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · es guardasol (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · et päevavari (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · es sombrilla (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · gv feayragan (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · sk slnečník (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · cy heul-len (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · tr şemsiye (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · el παρασόλ (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · ko 일산 (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · pl parasol (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · cmn 陽傘 /阳伞 (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · hy հովանոց (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · pt sombrinha (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · gd grian-sgàilean (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · ru зо́нтик (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · grc σκιάδειον (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · ko 파라솔 (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · fi auringonvarjo (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · qu achiwa (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · es quitasol (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · ga parasól (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · cmn 遮陽傘 /遮阳伞 (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · he שִׁמְשִׁיָּה (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · th ร่มกันแดด (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · sa छत्त्र (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · io parasuno (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · sl sončnik (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · gv scaalan (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · sh су̏нцобра̄н (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · ca para-sol (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · br disheolier (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · gl parasol (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · nl parasol (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · ro umbrelă de soare (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · cs slunečník (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · kw howllen (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · fr parasol (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · ota شمسیه (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · cy parasol (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · ro parasol (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · he שמשייה (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · lv saulessargs (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · gv scaa-greiney (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · es parasol (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · acw مَظَلَّة (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · ja パラソル (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · ja 日傘 (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · it parasole (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · my ထီး (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · id parasol (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · sk parazól (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · ar مَظَلَّة (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · eo sunombrelo (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · bg парасо́л (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · hu napernyő (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · bg слънчобра́н (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · ar شَمْسِيَّة (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · fr ombrelle (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · gd fasgadan (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · mww kaus (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · sv parasoll (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · uk парасо́лька (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · fa-ira شَمْسِیِّه (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · mk сонцобран (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · vo solajelöm (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · de Sonnenschirm (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · ca ombrel·la (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · be парасо́н (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · tr güneşlik (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · ru парасо́ль (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · gd sgàilean (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · pdt Sonnenschorm (umbrella used as protection from the sun) · fa-ira چَتْرِ آفْتابی (umbrella used as protection from the sun)

parasol en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpɛɹəˌsɑl/ (US)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈpæɹəˌsɒl/ (UK)
  • (General-American) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To protect with, or as if with, a parasol; to shade.
    • […] the buffaloes in the mire, and rows of trees parasolling houses along the waterways. 2013, Geoff Ryman, The King's Last Song, page 19:
    • 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 […] 1826, The Monthly Magazine, page 161:

Forms

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parasols Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
parasoled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic
parasoled Tense=Past US lexicographic
parasolled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic
parasolled Tense=Past UK lexicographic
parasoling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic
parasolling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic