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