girasol
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Italian girasole, from girare (“to rotate”) + sole (“sun”).
Noun edit
girasol (plural girasols)
- A fire opal.
Translations edit
fire opal — see fire opal
Anagrams edit
French edit
Noun edit
girasol m (plural girasols)
Further reading edit
- “girasol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese edit
Noun edit
girasol m (plural girasóis)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Verb-object compound, composed of gira (“to spin, to turn”) + sol (“sun”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
girasol m (plural girasoles)
- (flower) sunflower
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Tagalog: hirasol
Further reading edit
- “girasol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014