para-sol

See also: parasol and Parasol

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of para (“to stop”) +‎ sol (“sun”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˌpa.ɾəˈso̞l]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˌpa.ɾəˈsɔl]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˌpa.ɾaˈsɔl]

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• Rhymes: -ɔl

Noun

para-sol m (plural para-sols)

1. parasol
2. sunshade

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pára-sol (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From para (“stops”) + sol (“sun”).

Pronunciation

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

 

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

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

• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧-sol

Noun

para-sol m (plural para-sóis)

1. synonym of guarda-sol (“large parasol”)

Further reading

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