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parasol
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par·a·sol  (pr-sôl, -sl)
n.
A light, usually small umbrella carried as protection from the sun.

[French, from Italian parasole : parare, to shield (from Latin parre, to prepare; see per-1 in Indo-European roots) + sole, sun (from Latin sl; see swel- in Indo-European roots).]

para·soled adj.

parasol [ˈpærəˌsɒl]
n
(Clothing & Fashion) an umbrella used for protection against the sun; sunshade
[via French from Italian parasole, from para-2 + sole sun, from Latin sōl]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.parasol - a handheld collapsible source of shadeparasol - a handheld collapsible source of shade
shade - protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"
Translations
parasol [ˈpærəsɒl] Nsombrilla f, parasol m

parasol [ˈpærəsɒl] n (hand-held)ombrelle f; (at café, over table)parasol m

parasol
nSonnenschirm m, → Parasol m (dated)

parasol [ˌpærəˈsɒl] nparasole m inv

parasol
n parasol [ˈpӕrəsol]
a light umbrella used as a protection against the sun. sonsambreel طُفَيْلي парасол slunečník parasol der Sonnenschirm ομπρέλα για τον ήλιο parasol, sombrilla, quitasol päikesevari چتر آفتابی aurinkovarjo parasol שִמשִייָה छतरी suncobran napernyő payung fantasi sólhlíf parasole パラソル 양산 skėtis saulessargs payung parasol parasoll parasolka sombrinha umbrelă de soare зонтик (от солнца) slnečník sončnik suncobran parasoll ร่มกันแดด güneş şemsiyesi (女用)陽傘 парасолька چھتري، آفتابي ô che nắng


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