girassol

Portuguese

girassóis

Alternative forms

• gira-sol (pre-1990 spelling)
• girasol (obsolete)

Etymology

Probably from French girasol, from Italian girasole (“sunflower”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʒi.ɾɐˈsɔw/ [ˌʒi.ɾɐˈsɔʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʒi.ɾɐˈsɔw/ [ˌʒi.ɾɐˈsɔʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌʒi.ɾaˈsɔw/ [ˌʒi.ɾaˈsɔʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌʒi.ɾɐˈsɔl/ [ˌʒi.ɾɐˈsɔɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌʒi.ɾɐˈsɔl/ [ˌʒi.ɾɐˈsɔɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌʒi.ɾɐˈsɔ.li/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: gi‧ras‧sol

Noun

girassol m (plural girassóis)

1. sunflower (plant, flower)

   Synonyms: helianto, heliotrópio, tornassol

Derived terms

• óleo de girassol

Further reading

• “girassol”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “girassol”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026