rossa

See also: Rossa

Catalan

Etymology 1

From Old Occitan rossa, from Vulgar Latin *rossa.

Alternative forms

• ròssa (pre-2016 spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈrɔ.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈrɔ.sa]

Noun

rossa f (plural rosses)

1. (dialectal) horse
2. a horse, ass, or mule that is skinny, old, and useless; a nag, a hack
3. an old, worn-out, useless person
4. carrion

   Synonym: carronya

Derived terms

• rossam (“herd of horses”)
• rossí (“nag”)

Related terms

• rossegar (“to drag”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈro.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈro.sa]

Adjective

rossa

1. feminine singular of ros

Noun

rossa f (plural rosses)

1. female equivalent of ros (“blond person”)

Further reading

• “rossa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “rossa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “rossa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “rossa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Franco-Provençal

Adjective

rossa

1. feminine singular of ros

French

Verb

rossa

1. third-person singular past historic of rosser

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈros.sa/
• Rhymes: -ossa
• Hyphenation: rós‧sa

Adjective

rossa

1. feminine singular of rosso

Neapolitan

Adjective

rossa f sg

1. feminine singular of russo

Occitan

Pronunciation

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Adjective

rossa

1. feminine singular of ros