girosol

gir·o·sol

[jir-uh-sawl, -sohl, -sol]
noun
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girasol, girosol or girasole (ˈdʒɪrəˌsɒl, -ˌsəʊl, ˈdʒɪrəˌsɒl, -ˌsəʊl, ˈdʒɪrəˌsɒl, -ˌsəʊl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a type of opal that has a red or pink glow in bright light; fire opal
 
[C16: from Italian, from girare to revolve (see gyrate) + sole the sun, from Latin sōl]
 
girosol, girosol or girasole
 
n
 
[C16: from Italian, from girare to revolve (see gyrate) + sole the sun, from Latin sōl]
 
girasole, girosol or girasole
 
n
 
[C16: from Italian, from girare to revolve (see gyrate) + sole the sun, from Latin sōl]

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Girosol is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
girosol (ˈdʒɪrəˌsɒl, -ˌsəʊl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a variant spelling of girasol

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