catasol

Galician

Etymology

15th century. From catar (“to catch, watch”) +‎ sol (“sun”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kataˈsol/

Noun

catasol m (plural catasois)

1. umbrella, sunshade, parasol (used to protect against the sun)
2. sunflower
3. iridescence
4. sunny side
5. ladybird

Synonyms

• (sunhade): antuca f, parasol m
• (sunflower): xirasol m, mirasol m
• (iridescence): tornasol m

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “catasol”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “catasol”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “catasol”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ao catasol”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “catasol”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN