noun, masculine/sɔ.lɛj/plural: soleils
sun (star); sunflower
“Il fait soleil.” — It is sunny.
Synonyms: tournesol
Inherited from Middle French soleil, from Old French soleil, from Vulgar Latin *sōliculus, diminutive of Latin sōl (“sun”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.