girasol
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Italian girasole, from girare (“to rotate”) + sole (“sun”).
Noun
girasol (plural girasols)
- A fire opal.
Translations
fire opal — see fire opal
Anagrams
French
Noun
girasol m (plural girasols)
Further reading
- “girasol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
Noun
girasol m (plural girasóis)
- 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): (file) - Rhymes: -ol
- Syllabification: gi‧ra‧sol
Noun
girasol m (plural girasoles)
- (flower) sunflower
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Tagalog: hirasol
Further reading
- “girasol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024