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On the coast, the glamorous suburb of Glyfada on the Athens Riviera is filled with authentic souvlaki joints, farmers markets, and chic bars sheltered from the sun under rows of parasols, perfect for a refreshing cocktail after a day by the water.—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025 Bring sunglasses, a hat, a cooling towel, a parasol and/or a personal fan.—Eve Chen, USA Today, 23 May 2025 Amid the opulent parasols, one contestant outfitted their model as a Renaissance painter.—Camille Freestone, Vogue, 13 May 2025 When the sun finally starts to peek back out, this doubles as a parasol to keep the sun off your shoulders with a UPF 50+ sun protection rating and a clever silver coating to deflect harmful rays.—Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for parasol
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French, "screen or canopy shielding from the sun," going back to Middle French, borrowed from Italian parasole, from para "(it) shields, keeps out" (3rd singular present of parare "to prepare, adorn, avert, shield") + sole "sun," going back to Latin sōl — more at parry, solar
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