girasol

See also: ġirasol and gira-sol

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Italian girasole, from girare (“to rotate”) + sole (“sun”).

Noun

girasol (plural girasols)

A fire opal.

Anagrams

Argolis, glorias

Portuguese

Noun

girasol m (plural girasóis)

Obsolete spelling of girassol

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xiɾaˈsol/

Etymology

From girar + sol. Literally, “sun-turner”.

Noun

girasol m (plural girasoles)

(flower) sunflower

External links

“girasol” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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