parasol
noun/ˈpærəsɒl/
/ˈpærəsɔːl/
- a type of light umbrella that women in the past carried to protect themselves from the sun
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- a large umbrella that is used for example on beaches or outside restaurants to protect people from hot sun compare sunshadeTopics Holidaysc2
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French, from Italian parasole, from para- ‘protecting against’ + sole ‘sun’ (from Latin sol).
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