parasol

[ par-uh-sawl, -sol ]
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noun
  1. a lightweight umbrella used, especially by women, as a sunshade.

Origin of parasol

1
1610–20; <French, Middle French <Italian parasole.See para-2, Sol

Other words from parasol

  • par·a·soled, adjective

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parasol

/ (ˈpærəˌsɒl) /


noun
  1. an umbrella used for protection against the sun; sunshade

Origin of parasol

1
C17: via French from Italian parasole, from para- ² + sole sun, from Latin sōl

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