PARASOL


Meaning of PARASOL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈper-ə-ˌsȯl, -ˌsäl, ˈpa-rə- ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Old Italian parasole, from parare to shield + sole sun, from Latin sol — more at parapet , solar

Date: 1660

: a lightweight umbrella used as a sunshade

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