tornasole

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Italian

Un tornasole comuneA common giradol (sense 1.2)

Etymology

    Verb-object compound, composed of torna (to turn) +‎ Sole (Sun). Compare modern Italian girasole.

    Sense 2 originated from litmus originally being taken from said plant. Compare French tournesol and Spanish tornasol.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /tor.naˈso.le/
    • Rhymes: -ole
    • Hyphenation: tor‧na‧só‧le

    Noun

    tornasole m (countable and uncountable, plural tornasoli)

    1. (countable)
      1. (archaic, dialectal) sunflower
        Synonym: girasole
      2. turnsole, giradol (Chrozophora tinctoria)
    2. (uncountable, chemistry) litmus (substance)
      Synonym: laccamuffa (rare)
      cartina tornasolelitmus paper

    Further reading

    • tornasole in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
    • tornasole in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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