Girasol (noun)
jai-ra-sol
a sunflower, having edible, tuberous, underground stems or rootstocks.
Girasol, from Italian girasole, is an abbreviation of girare, meaning “to turn,” and sole, “sun.” While girare is related to English gyrate, sole shares an origin with English solar. Girasol was first recorded in English in the 1580s.
Example sentences
“The girasols, harvested and ready to eat.”
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