parasol

par·a·sol

P0065900 (păr′ə-sôl′, -sŏl′)n. A light, usually small umbrella carried as protection from the sun.

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[French, from Italian parasole : parare, to shield (from Latin parāre, to prepare; see perə- in Indo-European roots) + sole, sun (from Latin sōl; see sāwel- in Indo-European roots).]

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par′a·soled′ adj.

parasol

(ˈpærəˌsɒl) n (Clothing & Fashion) an umbrella used for protection against the sun; sunshade[C17: via French from Italian parasole, from para-² + sole sun, from Latin sōl]

par•a•sol

(ˈpær əˌsɔl, -ˌsɒl)

n. a lightweight umbrella used by women as a sunshade. [1610–20; < French, Middle French < Italian parasole. See para-², Sol]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

parasol - a handheld collapsible source of shadesunshadeshade - protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"

Translations

太阳伞

parasol

(ˈpӕrəsol) noun a light umbrella used as a protection against the sun. (女用)陽傘 （女用）太阳伞