parasol









parasol


noun

  1. a lightweight umbrella used, especially by women, as a sunshade.

noun

  1. an umbrella used for protection against the sun; sunshade

n.1610s, from Middle French parasol (1570s), from Italian parasole, literally “protection from the sun,” from para- “defense against” (see para- (2)) + sole “sun,” from Latin solem (nominative sol; see sol).

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