Standard Lemma guide

rosetta

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɹəʊˈzɛtə/
  • General-American: /ɹoʊˈzɛtə/
  • rhymes with -ɛtə
  • CMU ARPABET: R OW0 Z EH1 T AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A town in northern Egypt.

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name

Meaning 2

A suburb of Hobart, in the City of Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia.

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name

Meaning 3

A village in Mpofana Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.

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name

Meaning 4

A female given name from Italian.

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name

Meaning 5

A surname from Italian.

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noun

Meaning 6

A floral pattern in latte art.

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Synonyms: rosette

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History

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Arabic رَشِيد (rašīd) eventually.

Borrowed from Italian Rosetta. By surface analysis, Rose + -etta. Piecewise doublet of Rosette.

Etymology tree Italian rosa Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Italian -ettoder. Italian -etta Italian rosettabor. English rosetta Borrowed from Italian rosetta.

Real reading context

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