tornasol

• IPA^(key): /tɔɾnaˈsol/ [t̪ɔɾ.naˈs̺oɫ], /tɔɾnaˈsɔl/ [t̪ɔɾ.naˈs̺ɔɫ]
• Rhymes: -ol, -ɔl
• Hyphenation: tor‧na‧sol

Unknown.

tornasol m (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) litmus
2. iridescence

   Synonym: catasol m

From tornar (“to turn”) +‎ sol (“sun”).

tornasol m (plural tornasois)

1. sunflower

   Synonyms: xirasol m, mirasol m

• “tornasol”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

tornasol m (plural tornasóis)

1. obsolete spelling of tornassol

• IPA^(key): /toɾnaˈsol/ [t̪oɾ.naˈsol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: tor‧na‧sol

Related to sense 2. Calque of English turnsole.

tornasol m (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) litmus
2. iridescence

Verb-object compound, composed of torna (“to turn (originally)”) +‎ sol (“sun”).

tornasol m (plural tornasoles)

1. sunflower

   Synonym: girasol

• “tornasol”, 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