girosol
[
jir
-
uh
-sawl, -sohl, -sol]
/ˈdʒɪr əˌsɔl, -ˌsoʊl, -ˌsɒl/
noun
1.
girasol
.
British Dictionary definitions for
girosol
girasol
/
ˈdʒɪrəˌsɒl;
-ˌsəʊl
/
noun
1.
a type of opal that has a red or pink glow in bright light; fire opal
Word Origin
C16: from Italian, from
girare
to revolve (see
gyrate
) +
sole
the sun, from Latin
sōl
girosol
/
ˈdʒɪrəˌsɒl;
-ˌsəʊl
/
noun
1.
a variant spelling of
girasol