tornassol
Catalan
Etymology
torna (“returns”) + sol (“sun”)
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˌtoɾ.nəˈsɔl/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˌtor.nəˈsɔl/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˌtoɾ.naˈsɔl/
Noun
tornassol m (plural tornassols)
- sheen, iridescence
- 1920, Joaquim Ruyra, L'idil·li d'en Temme:
- A l'horitzó marí, el tornassol crepuscular, esmortint-se, moradejava.
- On the marine horizon, the crepuscular sheen, dying away, turned violet.
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- dyer's croton (Chrozophora tinctoria)
- (historical) turnsole (dyestuff extracted from dyer's croton)
- litmus (dyestuff extracted from lichens)
Derived terms
- paper de tornassol
Further reading
- “tornassol” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “tornassol” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- tornasol (obsolete)
Etymology
From tornar + sol.
Noun
tornassol m (plural tornassóis)
- (uncountable) litmus (dyestuff extracted from lichen)
- sunflower (any plant of the genus Helianthus, characterised by their large, yellow floral head)
- Synonyms: girassol, helianto, heliotrópio