parasol

See also: Parasol and para-sol

English

Etymology

From French parasol, from Italian parasole, from para- (“to shield”) +‎ sole (“sun”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpæɹəˌsɒl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛɹəˌsɑl/

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Noun

parasol (plural parasols)

1. A small light umbrella used as protection from the sun.
2. A miniature paper umbrella used as a decoration in tropical-themed cocktails.
3. (architecture) A roof or covering of a structure designed to provide cover from wind, rain, or sun.

Synonyms

• (small light umbrella): sunshade, umbrella

Derived terms

• parasol mushroom
• parasol tree
• parasol wing

Translations

umbrella used as protection from the sun

• Arabic: مَظَلَّة‎‎ f (maẓalla), شَمْسِيَّة‎‎ f (šamsiyya)

  Hijazi Arabic: مَظَلَّة‎‎ f (maẓalla)

• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Burmese: ထီး (my) (hti:)
• Catalan: para-sol m, ombrel·la f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 遮陽傘 (zh), 遮阳伞 (zh) (zhēyángsǎn), 太陽傘, 太阳伞 (tàiyángsǎn), 陽傘 (zh), 阳伞 (zh) (yángsǎn)

• Dutch: parasol (nl) m
• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: auringonvarjo
• French: ombrelle (fr) f
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Sonnenschirm (de) m
• Greek: παρασόλ (el) (parasól)

  Ancient Greek: σκιάδειον n (skiádeion)

• Hungarian: napernyő (hu)

• Ido: parasuno (io)
• Italian: parasole (it) m
• Japanese: 日傘 (ひがさ, higasa), パラソル (parasoru)
• Korean: 파라솔 (ko) (parasol)
• Luxembourgish: Sonneprabbeli (lb) m
• Macedonian: сонцобран m (soncobran)
• Polish: parasol (pl)
• Portuguese: sombrinha f
• Quechua: achiwa
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: зо́нтик (ru) m (zóntik) (от солнца ot sónca), тент (ru) m (tɛnt), парасо́ль (ru) (parasólʹ), авиационное прикры́тие (ru) n (prikrýtije) (aviaciónnoje prikrýtije), прикрытие войск с воздуха (prikrýtije vojsk s vózduxa)
• Serbo-Croatian: sȕncobrān (sh) m
• Spanish: parasol
• Swedish: parasoll (sv) c
• Thai: ร่มกันแดด
• Volapük: solajelöm (vo)

Verb

parasol (third-person singular simple present parasols, present participle parasoling or parasolling, simple past and past participle parasoled or parasolled)

1. (transitive) To protect with, or as if with, a parasol; to shade.
   • 1826, The Monthly Magazine (page 161)

     Now old ladies, who dare venture a-shopping, go parasolling their withered perfections along, and entertain a decided dread of injuring the immaterial whiteness of their skins, which have ceased to he compared to "lilies" and "snows," and other sonnet-like similes, for more than thirty summers […]

   • 2013, Geoff Ryman, The King's Last Song (page 19)

     […] the buffaloes in the mire, and rows of trees parasolling houses along the waterways.

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Dutch

Etymology

From French parasol, from Italian parasole.

Pronunciation

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Noun

parasol m (plural parasols or parasollen, diminutive parasolletje n)

1. parasol

Related terms

• paraplu

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French

Etymology

From Italian parasole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ʁa.sɔl/

Noun

parasol m (plural parasols)

1. parasol

Further reading

• “parasol” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Galician

Etymology

parar (“to stop”) +‎ sol (“sun”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ol

Noun

parasol m (plural parasois)

1. umbrella, sunshade, parasol (used to protect against the sun)
2. sun visor

Synonyms

• (sunshade): antuca f, catasol m

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Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French parasol

Noun

parasol

1. umbrella

Reference

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

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Polish

Etymology

From Italian parasole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈra.sɔl/

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Noun

parasol m inan

1. umbrella (also for rain)

Declension

declension of parasol

	singular	plural
nominative	parasol	parasole
genitive	parasola	parasoli
dative	parasolowi	parasolom
accusative	parasol	parasole
instrumental	parasolem	parasolami
locative	parasolu	parasolach
vocative	parasolu	parasole

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Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French parasol

Noun

parasol

1. umbrella

Reference

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

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Spanish

Etymology

parar (“to stop”) +‎ sol (“sun”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ol

Noun

parasol m (plural parasoles)

1. umbrella (used to protect against the sun)
2. sunshade
3. (automotive) sun visor
4. parasol

See also

• parabrisas
• paraguas
• parachoques
• paracaídas