roseta

English

Noun

roseta

1. plural of rosetum

Catalan

Etymology

From rosa +‎ -eta.

Noun

roseta f (plural rosetes)

1. rosette
2. popcorn

   Synonyms: crispeta, gallet

Further reading

• “roseta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Iranian *wardahder.?

Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon)bor.?

Latin rosalbor.

Old French rose

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tosder.?

Latin -ittus

Old French -ete

Old French rosetebor.

Old Galician-Portuguese roseta

Galician roseta

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese roseta, borrowed from Old French rosete, from rose + -ete.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈseta/ [roˈs̺e.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -eta

Noun

roseta f (plural rosetas)

1. rosette (ornamental imitation of a rose)
2. (botany) rosette (type of plant growth)

References

• “roseta”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Latin

Noun

rosēta

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of rosētum

References

• "roseta", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• rosetta, rosseta

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Iranian *wardahder.?

Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon)bor.?

Latin rosalbor.

Old French rose

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tosder.?

Latin -ittus

Old French -ete

Old French rosetebor.

Old Galician-Portuguese roseta

Borrowed from Old French rosete, from rose + -ete.

Noun

roseta f (plural rosetas)

1. diminutive of rosa

Descendants

• Galician: roseta
• Portuguese: roseta

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “roseta”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “roseta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Iranian *wardahder.?

Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon)bor.?

Latin rosalbor.

Old French rose

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tosder.?

Latin -ittus

Old French -ete

Old French rosetebor.

Old Galician-Portuguese roseta

Portuguese roseta

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese roseta, borrowed from Old French rosete, from rose + -ete. By surface analysis, rosa +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈze.tɐ/ [hoˈze.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈze.tɐ/ [hoˈze.tɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈze.tɐ/ [χoˈze.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈze.ta/ [hoˈze.ta]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈze.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -etɐ
• Hyphenation: ro‧se‧ta
• Homophone: Roseta

Noun

roseta f (plural rosetas)

1. rowel (small spiked wheel on the end of a spur)

   Holonym: espora

2. rosette (imitation of a rose used as an ornament or badge)
3. (botany) rosette (type of plant growth)
4. (zoology) rosette (flowerlike color marking, as on the leopard)
5. (architecture) rosette (ornament in the form of a rose or roundel)
6. (architecture) synonym of rosácea (“rose window”)
7. (music) sound hole (opening in a stringed musical instrument)

   Synonym: rosa

8. (South Brazil) a small plant with thorny seeds
9. diminutive of rosa

   Synonym: rosinha

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈzɛ.tɐ/ [hoˈzɛ.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈzɛ.tɐ/ [hoˈzɛ.tɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈzɛ.tɐ/ [χoˈzɛ.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁoˈzɛ.ta/ [hoˈzɛ.ta]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈzɛ.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɛtɐ
• Hyphenation: ro‧se‧ta

Verb

roseta

1. inflection of rosetar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

• “roseta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “roseta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “roseta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “roseta”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

From rosa +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈseta/ [roˈse.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: ro‧se‧ta

Noun

roseta f (plural rosetas)

1. rosette
2. flush, blush (red spot on the skin)

   Synonym: chapeta

3. popcorn

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:palomita

Further reading

• “roseta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025