# parasol
## English
### Etymology

From French parasol, from Italian parasole, from para- (“to shield”) +‎ sole (“sun”).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈpæɹəˌsɒl/
* (US) IPA: /ˈpɛɹəˌsɑl/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

parasol (plural parasols)
* A small light umbrella used as protection from the sun.
* A miniature paper umbrella used as a decoration in tropical-themed cocktails.
* A sun umbrella for garden use etc., mounted on a stand; these can be foldable and demountable.
* (architecture) A roof or covering of a structure designed to provide cover from wind, rain, or sun.
* Any of various Asian species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Neurothemis.
* A parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera)

#### Synonyms

* (umbrella used for protection against the sun): sunshade, sun umbrella; beach umbrella (often large); chatta (India); chatra (royal & religious symbol in South & East Asia)

#### Hyponyms

* (umbrella used for protection against the sun): umbrella

#### Derived terms

* microparasol
* parabrella
* parasol ant
* parasol beech
* parasol cell
* parasolette
* parasol mushroom
* parasol pine
* parasol tree
* parasol wing

#### Translations
### Verb

parasol (third-person singular simple present parasols, present participle parasoling or parasolling, simple past and past participle parasoled or parasolled)
* (transitive) To protect with, or as if with, a parasol; to shade.
** 1826, The Monthly Magazine, page 161:Now old ladies, who dare venture a-shopping, go parasolling their withered perfections along, and entertain a decided dread of injuring the immaterial whiteness of their skins, which have ceased to he compared to "lilies" and "snows," and other sonnet-like similes, for more than thirty summers […]
** 2013, Geoff Ryman, The King's Last Song, page 19:[…] the buffaloes in the mire, and rows of trees parasolling houses along the waterways.

### Anagrams

* Rapalos

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from French parasol, from Italian parasole.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌpaː.raːˈsɔl/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧sol
* Rhymes: -ɔl

### Noun

parasol m (plural parasols or parasollen, diminutive parasolletje n)
* parasol

#### Derived terms

* parasolden
* parasolvoet
* parasolzwam

#### Related terms

* paraplu

#### Descendants

* Berbice Creole Dutch: pansolo, parisola
* Negerhollands: paresol
* → Aukan: paasoo
* → Papiamentu: parasòl
* → Saramaccan: paazóo

## Fala
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish parasol (literally “umbrella, parasol”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /paɾaˈsol/
* Rhymes: -ol
* Syllabification: pa‧ra‧sol

### Noun

parasol m (plural parasolis)
* parasol mushroom
    Synonyms: paraguas (Mañegu), anelu (Mañegu, Valverdeñu), surtixha (Lagarteiru)

### References

* Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian parasole.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pa.ʁa.sɔl/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

parasol m (plural parasols)
* a large, anchored umbrella used as protection from the sun

#### See also

* parapluie
* paravent

### Further reading

* “parasol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Galician
### Etymology

parar (“to stop”) +‎ sol (“sun”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /paɾaˈsol/ [pa.ɾaˈs̺oɫ], /paɾaˈsɔl/ [pa.ɾaˈs̺ɔɫ]
* Rhymes: -ol, -ɔl
* Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧sol

### Noun

parasol m (plural parasois)
* umbrella, sunshade, parasol (used to protect against the sun)
    Synonyms: antuca f, catasol m
* sun visor

### Further reading

* “parasol”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch parasol, from French parasol, from Italian parasole.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /paˈrasol/ [paˈra.sol]
* Rhymes: -asol
* Syllabification: pa‧ra‧sol

### Noun

parasol (plural parasol-parasol)
* parasol

### Further reading

* “parasol” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Mauritian Creole
### Etymology

From French parasol.

### Noun

parasol
* umbrella

### References

* Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French parasol, from Italian parasole.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /paˈra.sɔl/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -asɔl
* Syllabification: pa‧ra‧sol

### Noun

parasol m inan
* umbrella (used to protect against the sun or rain)

#### Derived terms

* parasolowaty
* parasolowy
* parasolka
* parasolnik

#### Related terms

* parasolkowaty
* parasolkowy
* parasolniczy
* parasolkowato
* parasolowato
* parasolnictwo

### Further reading

* parasol in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* parasol in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Parasol.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pa.raˈsol/

### Noun

parasol n (plural parasoluri)
* (archaic, regional) a parasol (umbrella used as protection from the sun)
    Synonym: umbrelă de soare
* wing (of a monoplane)

#### Declension
## Seychellois Creole
### Etymology

From French parasol.

### Noun

parasol
* umbrella

### References

* Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

## Spanish
### Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of para (“to stop”) +‎ sol (“sun”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /paɾaˈsol/ [pa.ɾaˈsol]
* Rhymes: -ol
* Syllabification: pa‧ra‧sol

### Noun

parasol m (plural parasoles)
* parasol
* umbrella (used to protect against the sun)
* sunshade
    Synonym: sombrilla
* (automotive) sun visor
    Synonym: visera

#### See also

* parabrisas
* paracaídas
* parachoques
* paraguas

### Further reading

* “parasol”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10