parasol, sunshade
(noun) a handheld collapsible source of shade
Source: WordNet® 3.1
parasol (plural parasols)
A small light umbrella used as protection from the sun.
A miniature paper umbrella used as a decoration in tropical-themed cocktails.
(architecture) A roof or covering of a structure designed to provide cover from wind, rain, or sun.
• (small light umbrella): sunshade, umbrella, beach umbrella
parasol (third-person singular simple present parasols, present participle parasolling or parasoling, simple past and past participle parasolled or parasoled)
(transitive) To protect with, or as if with, a parasol; to shade.
Source: Wiktionary
Par"a*sol`, n. Etym: [F., fr. Sp. or Pg. parasol, or It. parasole; It. parare to ward off, Sp. & Pg. parar (L. parare to prepare) + It. sole sun, Sp. & Pg. sol (L. sol). See Parry, Solar.]
Definition: A kind of small umbrella used by women as a protection from the sun.
Par"a*sol`, v. t.
Definition: To shade as with a parasol. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 June 2025
(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups; “on good terms with her in-laws”; “on a friendly footing”
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
