tornasol

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Galician

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔɾnaˈsol/ , /tɔɾnaˈsɔl/
  • Rhymes: -ol, -ɔl
  • Hyphenation: tor‧na‧sol

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

tornasol m (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) litmus
  2. iridescence
    Synonym: catasol m

Etymology 2

From tornar (“to turn”) +‎ sol (“sun”).

Noun

tornasol m (plural tornasois)

  1. sunflower
    Synonyms: xirasol m, mirasol m

Further reading

Portuguese

Noun

tornasol m (plural tornasóis)

  1. Obsolete spelling of tornassol.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toɾnaˈsol/
  • Rhymes: -ol
  • Syllabification: tor‧na‧sol

Etymology 1

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Related to sense 2. Calque of English turnsole.

Noun

tornasol m (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) litmus
  2. iridescence
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb-object compound, composed of torna (“to turn (originally)”) +‎ sol (“sun”).

Noun

tornasol m (plural tornasoles)

  1. sunflower
    Synonym: girasol

Further reading

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