In Spanish, the word for sun flower is girasol, which roughly translates to sun turner.
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The word in Spanish is almost identical to our Portuguese. For us, the word for sunflower is pronounced "girassol".
When I first saw "girassol", I read it as one would pronounce it in Spanish but with a longer 'S' sound. Then I heard the audio of the Portuguese version, and it's very different.
I just listened to the pronunciation in Brazilian Portuguese, and it's striking how different it sounds from Spanish.
Yes, it's a very common mistake for many people to think that Portuguese and Spanish are always very similar languages. 😅
Girasol in Spanish is a difficult word to translate. It roughly means "that which turns or swivels towards the sun". Throughout the day, a sunflower turns and tracks the sun to get optimal light. Therefore, the flower is a "sun turner".