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)

1. A fire opal.

Translations

fire opal — see fire opal

Anagrams

• Argolis, Glorias, glorias

French

Noun

girasol m (plural girasols)

1. girasol
2. sunflower

Further reading

• “girasol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

Noun

girasol m (plural girasóis)

1. Obsolete spelling of girassol

Spanish

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of gira (“to spin, to turn”) +‎ sol (“sun”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xiɾaˈsol/ [xi.ɾaˈsol]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: gi‧ra‧sol

Noun

girasol m (plural girasoles)

1. (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