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rosa.

rose (flower)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʁɔ.zɐ/Brazil[ˈhɔ.zɐ]Brazil/ˈʁɔ.zɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχɔ.zɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. rose (flower)

    feminine

  2. blush (of the face)

    feminine

  3. beautiful woman

    feminine · figuratively

  4. ceiling medallion

    feminine

  5. brass hand tool used to gild books

    feminine

  6. golden spiral

    feminine

  7. sound hole

    feminine

  8. anus

    Minas-Gerais · feminine · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese rosa, from Latin rosa (“rose”). Senses referring to the color are an ellipsis of cor-de-rosa. Compare French rose.

adj/ˈʁɔ.zɐ/Brazil[ˈhɔ.zɐ]Brazil/ˈʁɔ.zɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχɔ.zɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. pink (color)

    invariable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese rosa, from Latin rosa (“rose”). Senses referring to the color are an ellipsis of cor-de-rosa. Compare French rose.

noun/ˈʁɔ.zɐ/Brazil[ˈhɔ.zɐ]Brazil/ˈʁɔ.zɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχɔ.zɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. pink (color)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese rosa, from Latin rosa (“rose”). Senses referring to the color are an ellipsis of cor-de-rosa. Compare French rose.

verb/ˈʁɔ.zɐ/Brazil[ˈhɔ.zɐ]Brazil/ˈʁɔ.zɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχɔ.zɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. inflection of rosar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of rosar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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