Parasol

Noun

 * 1) A small light umbrella used as protection from the sun

Synonyms

 * sunshade, umbrella

Verbs for Parasol
extend—; hide behind—; poke—; spread—; tilt—; twirl—; —bobs; —caps; —conceals; —defends; —guards; —protects; —screens; —shades; —shields; —shelters; —veils.

Thesaurus
awning, beach umbrella, blind, brolly, bumbershoot, cover, curtain, drape, drapery, gamp, light shield, screen, shade, shader, shadow, sunblind, sunshade, umbrella, veil

Etymology
From parasol:, from  parasole:, from para-#Etymology 2: + sole:

Translations

 * Arabic: شمسية
 * Catalan: para-sol, ombrel·la
 * Chinese: 遮阳伞 (zhē yángsǎn), 伞 (sǎn)
 * Croatian:
 * French:
 * Italian:


 * Japanese: パラソル (parasoru)
 * Macedonian: сонцобран
 * Russian: (от солнца), тент, парасоль, авиационное прикрытие, прикрытие войск с воздуха
 * Spanish:
 * Volapük: solajelöm

Noun

 * 1) umbrella (also for rain)

Etymology
From parasole:

Noun

 * 1) parasol mushroom
 * 2)  parasol

Synonyms

 * Riesenschirmpilz

Noun

 * 1) umbrella (used to protect against the sun)
 * 2) sunshade
 * 3) parasol

Etymology
parar, to stop + sol, sun