Polyglot Dictionary

parasol

/paɾaˈsol/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los parasoles

Meaning

  1. parasol

    Built from para (stops (from parar)) + sol (sun).

    • Abrió el parasol.

      She opened the parasol.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • para stops (from parar)
  • sol sun

Similar words

sombrilla

sombrilla is the more common word; parasol is slightly more formal or technical, or used for larger beach umbrellas.

quitasol

parasol and quitasol are close synonyms for "parasol"; quitasol is rarer and more literary.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

guarda-sol

guarda-sol is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "parasol."

Portuguese

sombrinha

sombrinha is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "parasol."

Practice

1 What does parasol mean?

2 Fill the gap: Abrió el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches parasol?

nouncompound

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