parasol
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parasol
- /ˈpæɹəˌsɒl/ UK
- /ˈpɛɹəˌsɑl/ US
Where it comes from
From French parasol, from Italian parasole, from para- (“to shield”) + sole (“sun”).
noun parasols
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A small light umbrella used as protection from the sun.
Similar: sunshade, sun umbrella, beach umbrella, chatta, chatra
- A miniature paper umbrella used as a decoration in tropical-themed cocktails.
- A sun umbrella for garden use etc., mounted on a stand; these can be foldable and demountable.
- A roof or covering of a structure designed to provide cover from wind, rain, or sun.
- Any of various Asian species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Neurothemis.
- A parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera)
verb parasols · parasoling · parasolling · parasoled · parasolled
- To protect with, or as if with, a parasol; to shade. 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 […]
Translations
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noun umbrella used as protection from the sun
| Español | parasol, sombrilla, quitasol, guardasol |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 양산 yangsan, 파라솔 parasol, 일산 ilsan |
| 日本語 | 日傘 higasa, パラソル parasoru |
| 中文 | 遮陽傘 /遮阳伞 zhēyángsǎn, 太陽傘 /太阳伞 tàiyángsǎn, 陽傘 /阳伞 yángsǎn |
| Português | sombrinha |
| Français | ombrelle, parasol |
| Deutsch | Sonnenschirm |
| Italiano | parasole |
| Ελληνικά | παρασόλ parasól, αλεξήλιο alexílio |
| Română | umbrelă de soare, parasol |
| Русский | зо́нтик, парасо́ль parasólʹ |
| العربية | مَظَلَّة maẓalla, شَمْسِيَّة šamsiyya |
| עברית | שמשייה, שִׁמְשִׁיָּה shimshiyá |
Talk about this word "parasol." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/parasol. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. parasol. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/parasol "parasol." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/parasol.Cite this
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title = {parasol},
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