girasole

Borrowed from Italian girasole. From Italian girasole articiocco (“Jerusalem artichoke”).

girasole (plural girasoles)

1. (US) Synonym of Jerusalem artichoke.
   • 1918, T. D. A. Cokcerell, “The girasole or Jerusalem artichoke, a neglected source of food”, in The Scientific Monthly, volume 6, page 265:

     The girasole can not become a competitor of the potato in such regions as the mountains of Colorado, but it thrives along the foothills and on the plains.

2. Alternative form of girasol (“fire opal”).

• gasolier, gear oils, seraglio

Verb-object compound, composed of gira (“to turn”) +‎ Sole (“sun”), referring to the heliotropism of the plants when they are young.

• IPA^(key): /ˌd͡ʒi.raˈso.le/, /d͡ʒi.raˈso.le/
• Rhymes: -ole
• Hyphenation: gi‧ra‧só‧le

girasole m (plural girasoli)

1. sunflower

• girasole articiocco (“Jerusalem artichoke”)

• → English: girasole
• →⇒ English: Jerusalem (artichoke)

• girasole in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• girasole in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• girasole in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• girasole in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• girasole in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• sgolerai, sogliare