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[–] 5 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

What the fuck is a parasol?

Edit: I looked it up and now I understand. Does the word happen to come from Spanish? Parasol would mean “for the sun” much like other words like parabrisas.

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  • [–] 27 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yes, but "para" also means "stop". Comes from "parar", "to stop". In this case it would mean something like "sun stopper". Or in your example, "breeze stopper".

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Oh wow, I feel like a moron now. I never could figure out why it would be “for wind.”

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Haha nah you're alright. Every day we learn something new! Also another one, "umbrella" is "paraguas" (waters stopper) :)

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    Nope that's French, I think, my French est terrible, but definitely not Spanish.

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