parasol
/ˈpærəsɒl/noun
उच्चारण पैरसॉल
धूप-छाता, छतरी (धूप से बचने की)
Core word
noun
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[C]
a type of light umbrella that gives shade from the sun, carried especially by women in the past
धूप-छाता, छतरी (धूप से बचने की)
- Ladies with lace parasols walked along the seafront.
- She held a paper parasol over her head as she walked through the festival.
- The old photograph showed a lady holding a lace parasol.
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- She carried a bright parasol to keep off the afternoon sun.
- Parasols were fashionable in the nineteenth century.
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[C]
a large umbrella used to give shade from the sun, for example on a beach or over a table outside
(समुद्र-तट या बगीचे का) बड़ा छाता
- We had lunch at a table under a parasol.
- Shopkeepers set up a large parasol outside the stall to keep customers cool.
- The cafe put a colourful parasol over every table.
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- We sat under a big parasol on the hotel terrace.
- The wind blew the parasol across the beach.
Synonyms sunshade beach umbrella
⌂Word origin and word building
From Italian, meaning 'against the sun', while umbrella comes from Latin umbra, meaning 'shade'.
यह शब्द Italian से आया है, जिसका अर्थ 'सूर्य के विरुद्ध' है, जबकि umbrella Latin के umbra से आया है, जिसका अर्थ 'छाया' है।