catasol

Galician

Etymology

15th century. From catar (“to catch, watch”) +‎ sol (“sun”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kataˈsol/

Noun

catasol m (plural catasois)

1. umbrella, sunshade, parasol (used to protect against the sun)
2. sunflower
3. iridescence
4. sunny side
5. ladybird

Synonyms

• (sunhade): antuca f, parasol m
• (sunflower): xirasol m, mirasol m
• (iridescence): tornasol m

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “catasol”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “catasol” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “catasol” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “ao catasol” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “catasol” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.