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tornasole

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Italian

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tornasole comune (sense 1.2)

Etymology

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Verb-object compound, composed of torna (to turn (archaic)) +‎ sole (sun). Compare Modern Italian girasole. The sense “litmus” originated by the substance originally being taken from said plant. Compare French tournesol and Spanish tornasol.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tor.naˈso.le/
  • Rhymes: -ole
  • Hyphenation: tor‧na‧só‧le

Noun

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tornasole m (countable and uncountable, plural tornasoli)

  1. (countable)
    1. (archaic, dialectal) sunflower
      Synonym: girasole
    2. turnsole (Chrozophora tinctoria)
  2. (uncountable, chemistry) litmus (substance)
    Synonym: (rare) laccamuffa
    cartina tornasolelitmus paper

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