tornassol

== Catalan == === Etymology === Verb-object compound, composed of torna (“to return”) +‎ sol (“sun”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌtor.nəˈsɔl] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˌtoɾ.naˈsɔl] === Noun === tornassol m (plural tornassols) sheen, iridescence dyer's croton (Chrozophora tinctoria) (historical) turnsole (dyestuff extracted from dyer's croton) litmus (dyestuff extracted from lichens) ==== Derived terms ==== paper de tornassol === Further reading === “tornassol”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “tornassol” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === tornasol (obsolete) === Etymology === Calque of French tournesol, from tornar (“to turn”) +‎ sol (“sun”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔw, (Portugal) -ɔl Hyphenation: tor‧nas‧sol === Noun === tornassol m (plural tornassóis) (uncountable) litmus (dyestuff extracted from lichen) sunflower (any plant of the genus Helianthus, characterised by their large, yellow floral head) Synonyms: girassol, helianto, heliotrópio === Further reading === “tornassol”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tornassol”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “tornassol”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “tornassol”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN