girasol
See also: ġirasol and gira-sol
English
Alternative forms
- girasole
- girosol
Etymology
From Italian girasole, from girare (“to rotate”) + sole (“sun”).
Noun
girasol (plural girasols)
- A fire opal.
Translations
fire opal — see fire opal
Anagrams
- Argolis, Glorias, glorias
French
Noun
girasol m (plural girasols)
- girasol
- sunflower
Further reading
- “girasol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
Noun
girasol m (plural girasóis)
- Obsolete spelling of girassol
Spanish
Etymology
From girar + sol. Literally, "sun-turner".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xiɾaˈsol/ [xi.ɾaˈsol]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -ol
- Syllabification: gi‧ra‧sol
Noun
girasol m (plural girasoles)
- (flower) sunflower
Derived terms
- aceite de girasol
Descendants
- → Tagalog: hirasol
Further reading
- “girasol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014