Polyglot Dictionary

girassol

/ʒiɾaˈsɔw/

o noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os girassóis

Meaning

  1. sunflower

    Built from gira (turns (from girar)) + sol (sun).

    • O girassol segue o sol.

      The sunflower follows the sun.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • gira turns (from girar)
  • sol sun

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Sonnenblume

Sonnenblume is the German word for the same thing — both mean "sunflower."

Spanish

girasol

girasol is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "sunflower."

French

tournesol

tournesol is the French word for the same thing — both mean "sunflower."

Practice

1 What does girassol mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ segue o sol.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches girassol?

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