Feminine

ombrella

Meaning

  1. (dialectal, feminine) umbrella (cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun)
  2. (feminine, figuratively, poetic) branches of a tree that provide shelter from the sun
  3. (feminine) umbel
  4. (feminine) umbrella (main body of a jellyfish)

Hyphenated as
om‧brèl‧la
Pronounced as (IPA)
/omˈbrɛl.la/
Etymology

From Late Latin umbrella, which is a diminutive of Latin umbra (“shadow”), or an alteration of umbella. By surface analysis, ombra + -ella.

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