tornasol

tornasol

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toɾ.naˈsol/
• Rhymes: -ol

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

tornasol m (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) litmus
2. iridescence

Synonyms

• (iridescence): catasol m

Etymology 2

From tornar (“to turn”) +‎ sol (“sun”).

Noun

tornasol m (plural tornasois)

1. sunflower

Synonyms

• (sunflower): xirasol m, mirasol m

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Portuguese

Noun

tornasol m (plural tornasóis)

1. Obsolete spelling of tornassol

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toɾnaˈsol/ [t̪oɾ.naˈsol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: tor‧na‧sol

Etymology 1

Related to sense 2, as it is derived from the turnsole.

Noun

tornasol m (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) litmus
2. iridescence

Derived terms

• papel de tornasol m
• tornasolado
• tornasolar (verb)

Etymology 2

From tornar (“to turn”) +‎ sol (“sun”).

Noun

tornasol m (plural tornasoles)

1. sunflower

   Synonym: girasol

Further reading

• “tornasol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014