Rosetta

//ɹəʊˈzɛtə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A floral pattern in latte art.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town in northern Egypt.
  2. 2
    A female given name from Italian.
  3. 3
    A suburb of Hobart, in the City of Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia.
  4. 4
    A surname from Italian.
  5. 5
    A village in Mpofana Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.

Example

More examples

"The Rosetta Stone was found in 1799."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Italian rosetta.

Etymology 2

Likely borrowed from Arabic رَشِيد (rašīd) eventually.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Italian Rosetta.

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