girandola — meaning in English

English meaning

• pinwheel noun A children's toy with a wheel-shaped head on a stick that spins round in the wind.
• spinner noun A person or thing that spins.
• windmill noun A structure with rotating sails that harnesses wind power to grind grain, pump water, or generate electricity.

Senses

girandola is used for these senses in English:

• pinwheel An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill.
• spinner Agent noun of spin; someone or something who spins.
• windmill A child's toy consisting of vanes mounted on a stick that rotate when blown by a person or by the wind.

pinwheel — full definition

1. noun A children's toy with a wheel-shaped head on a stick that spins round in the wind.
2. noun A food made by rolling a flat sheet of pastry or bread with a filling into a spiral shape.

spinner — full definition

1. noun A person or thing that spins.
2. noun A person who twists loose fibre into yarn.
3. noun (aviation) A cone-shaped cover fitted over the centre of some aircraft propellers or fan blades.
4. noun A pointer or wheel that is spun in a game to pick a number or symbol at random.

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