jalousie vs parasol

jalousie

noun
  • Upward sloping window slats which form a blind or shutter, allowing light and air in but excluding rain and direct sun. 

  • A pastry with the upper side sliced before final baking to resemble a wooden slatted blind. 

  • A component in a ventilation system. 

parasol

noun
  • A roof or covering of a structure designed to provide cover from wind, rain, or sun. 

  • A miniature paper umbrella used as a decoration in tropical-themed cocktails. 

  • The parasol mushroom, Macrolepiota procera 

  • A small light umbrella used as protection from the sun. 

  • Any of various Asian species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Neurothemis. 

verb
  • To protect with, or as if with, a parasol; to shade. 

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