Feminine

ombrelle

Meaning

  1. (feminine) parasol
  2. (feminine) umbrella (the main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles)

Frequency

35k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɔ̃.bʁɛl/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Italian ombrello, ombrella, from Late Latin umbrella, or formed from ombre + -elle, based on Latin umbella (whence French ombelle was borrowed), from umbra (“shade”). See ombre.

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