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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian girasole.
From Italian girasole articiocco (“Jerusalem artichoke”).
Noun
girasole (plural girasoles)
- (US) Synonym of Jerusalem artichoke
1918, T. D. A. Cokcerell, “The girasole or Jerusalem artichoke, a neglected source of food”, in The Scientific Monthly, volume 6, page 265:The girasole can not become a competitor of the potato in such regions as the mountains of Colorado, but it thrives along the foothills and on the plains.
- Alternative form of girasol (“fire opal”)
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Italian
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of gira (“to turn”) + Sole (“sun”), referring to the heliotropism of the plants when they are young.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌd͡ʒi.raˈso.le/, /d͡ʒi.raˈso.le/
- Rhymes: -ole
- Hyphenation: gi‧ra‧só‧le
Noun
girasole m (plural girasoli)
- sunflower
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Further reading
- girasole in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- girasole in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- girasole in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- girasole in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- girasole in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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