girasole
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian girasole. From Italian girasole articiocco (“Jerusalem artichoke”).
Noun edit
girasole (plural girasoles)
- (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.
- Alternative form of girasol (“fire opal”)
Translations edit
Jerusalem artichoke — see Jerusalem artichoke
fire opal — see fire opal
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Verb-object compound, composed of gira (“to turn”) + Sole (“sun”), referring to the heliotropism of the plants when they are young.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
girasole m (plural girasoli)
Derived terms edit
- girasole articiocco (“Jerusalem artichoke”)
Descendants edit
- English: girasole
- English: Jerusalem (artichoke)
Further reading edit
- 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