/ ˈpærəsɒl; NAmE -sɔːl; -sɑːl/ noun
1.
a type of light umbrella that women in the past carried to protect themselves from the sun
2.
a large umbrella that is used for example on beaches or outside restaurants to protect people from hot sun
—compare sunshade
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from French , from Italian parasole , from para- protecting against + sole sun (from Latin sol ).