ros

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ros"

Languages (28)

Catalan • Cornish • Dalmatian • Danish • Dutch • Franco-Provençal • Friulian • Irish • Javanese • Latin • Lower Sorbian • Mauritian Creole • Middle English • Mokilese • Norwegian Bokmål • Norwegian Nynorsk • Occitan • Old Irish • Old Javanese • Romanian • Scottish Gaelic • Seychellois Creole • Spanish • Sranan Tongo • Swedish • Tobati • Tok Pisin • Zoogocho Zapotec

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Catalan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Catalan ros, from Latin russus. Compare Occitan ros, Dalmatian ros, French roux, Spanish rojo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈros]

Adjective

ros (feminine rossa, masculine plural rossos, feminine plural rosses)

1. blond
   • 2025, “On t'has ficat aquesta nit?”‎^[2]performed by La Ludwig Band:

     Aquests antifeixistes desconfien d'un noi ros

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• enrossir

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin rōs, used as a neuter. Compare the form rou.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈrɔs]

Noun

ros m (plural rosos)

1. (dialectal, Valencia, archaic) dew

   Synonyms: rosada, rou

Related terms

• rosar

Etymology 3

Named after general Ros Olano.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈros]

Noun

ros m (plural rossos)

1. a particular type of military cap, introduced by General Ros de Olano in the Spanish Army in the XIX century.

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈros]

Noun

ros

1. plural of ro (“rho (Greek letter)”)

References

• “ros”, 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
• “ros”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “ros” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “ros” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Cornish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɔːz/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *rrod, from Proto-Celtic *rotos, from Proto-Indo-European *Hróth₂os. Cognate with Breton rod, Irish and Scottish Gaelic roth, and Welsh rhod.

Noun

ros f (plural rosow)

1. wheel

Derived terms

• gravath ros (“wheelbarrow”)
• gweli ros (“pram”)
• kador ros (“wheelchair”)
• kanstel ros (“shopping trolley”)
• ros lovan (“winch”)
• ros melin (“mill wheel”)
• ros-lewya (“steering wheel”)
• rosell (“rotor”)
• rosella (“rotate”, verb)
• rosellans (“rotation”)
• rosellek (“curly, rotary”)
• roskesya (“rollerskate”, verb)
• roskis (“rollerskate”)
• rosweyth (“network”)
• rosya (“hike”)
• topp-rosella (“spinning top”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Brythonic *rros, from Proto-Celtic *ɸrostos. Cognate with Irish and Scottish Gaelic ros and Welsh rhos.

Noun

ros m (plural rosyow)

1. heathland
2. moor

   Synonyms: goon, hal

3. promontory

Derived terms

• ros tewesek (“sandy heathland”)

Etymology 3

Rosen rudh.

From Latin rosa.

Noun

ros f (singulative rosen)

1. roses (Rosaceae)

Derived terms

• ros menydh (“peonies”)

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ros

1. third-person singular present indicative/future indicative of rosa (“to catch”)
2. second-person singular imperative of rosa

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin russus. Compare Occitan ros, French roux, Friulian ros.

Adjective

ros

1. red

See also

Colors in Dalmatian · colauri (layout · text)

iualb; blanc	canaisa	fosc; niar
ros; crimisain	orangia; broin	zuola; iaur; crema
vert lima	vert	vert menta; vert menta scior; vert scior
cian; azul pitroleo	azul; zelést; zelést scior	blu; blu scior
viola; indaic	cris; purpura	ruosa

Danish

Verb

ros

1. imperative of rose

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔs/
• Hyphenation: ros
• Rhymes: -ɔs

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch ros, from Old Dutch ros, hors, from Proto-West Germanic *hross, from Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”). Doublet of kar.

Alternative forms

• hors (dialectal)

Noun

ros n (plural rossen, diminutive rosje n)

1. horse

   Synonym: paard

2. steed

Usage notes

• Much more often paard is used to refer to horses.

Derived terms

• roskam
• stalen ros
• strijdros

Descendants

• Afrikaans: ros
• ⇒ Dutch: rossen (“to groom (a horse)”, verb)
  • → West Frisian: rosse (verb)

Etymology 2

Adjective

ros (comparative rosser, superlative meest ros or rost)

1. of an impure red color; reddish

   de rosse buurt

   the red-light district

2. ginger, red-haired

Declension

Declension of ros
uninflected	ros
inflected	rosse
comparative	rosser
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		ros	rosser	het rost het roste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	rosse	rossere	roste
	n. sing.	ros	rosser	roste
	plural	rosse	rossere	roste
definite		rosse	rossere	roste
partitive		ros	rossers	—

Derived terms

• rosse (noun)
• rosse buurt
• rosse franjepoot
• rosse grutto
• rosse kolibrie
• rosse stekelstaart
• rossig

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

From Latin russus.

Adjective

ros (feminine rossa, masculine plural ros, feminine plural rosses) (ORB, broad)

1. red

   Synonym: rojo

Derived terms

• rosseyér

References

• ros in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin russus.

Adjective

ros

1. red

Derived terms

• inrossâ
• rossit

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾˠɔsˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish ros (“linseed”).

Noun

ros m (genitive singular rois)

1. linseed, flaxseed

   Synonym: ros lín

Declension

Declension of ros (first declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative ros vocative a rois genitive rois dative ros forms with the definite article singular nominative an ros genitive an rois dative leis an ros don ros

Derived terms

• ros cnáibe
• ros copóige
• ros gafainne
• ros lachan
• ros moinge mire
• ros neanta
• ros uisce

Etymology 2

From Old Irish ros (“wood, promontory”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸrostos, from Proto-Indo-European *pro- (“before”) + *steh₂- (“to stand”).

Noun

ros m (genitive singular rosa, nominative plural rosa)

1. wood, wooded headland

   Synonym: coill

2. (geography) headland, promontory

   Synonyms: rinn, scoth, léim

Declension

Declension of ros (third declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative ros rosa vocative a ros a rosa genitive rosa ros dative ros rosa forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an ros na rosa genitive an rosa na ros dative leis an ros don ros leis na rosa

Derived terms

• Ros Comáin
• na Rosa
• rosach
• rosán

Mutation

Mutated forms of ros

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ros	not applicable	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ros”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “ros”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “ros”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

Javanese

Romanization

ros

1. romanization of ꦫꦺꦴꦱ꧀

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *rōs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rṓs (“dew, moisture”), itself possibly a derivative of *h₁ers- (“to flow, pour”) (compare Ancient Greek ἐξεράω (exeráō, “pour out”)). Cognate with Sanskrit रसा (rásā, “moisture, humidity”), Lithuanian rasà (“dew”), Serbo-Croatian rosa / роса (“dew”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈroːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈrɔs]

Noun

rōs m (genitive rōris); third declension

1. dew
2. moisture
3. rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus, syn. Rosmarinus officinalis)
   • 690–750, Excerpta ex libro glossarum published in the Corpus glossariorum latinorum V page 179, 6

     Citisum genus arboris quasi catanum erba odoribera uergilius et uix humiles apibus casias rorem que

     Cytisus is a kind of tree like juniper a sweet-smelling herb, greener and hardly serving the bees in comparison to furzes and rosemary.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	rōs	rōrēs
genitive	rōris	rōrum
dative	rōrī	rōribus
accusative	rōrem	rōrēs
ablative	rōre	rōribus
vocative	rōs	rōrēs

Derived terms

• rōrātiō
• rōrifer
• rōrō
• rōrulentus
• rōscidus

Descendants

• Balkano-Romance:
  • Aromanian: aroauã
  • Romanian: rouă
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Aragonese: ros
  • Catalan: ros (archaic, dialectal)
    • → Sardinian: arròsu
  • Occitan: ròs, arròs
• ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *rōsāta (see there for further descendants)
• Borrowings:
  • → English: rore, ⇒ rory
  • → Italian: rore
  • → Middle French: rore
    • ⇒ French: rorique
  • → Esperanto: roso

Further reading

• “ros”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ros”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• "ros", 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)
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “rōs”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 10: R, page 473

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔs/

Verb

ros

1. second-person singular imperative of rosć

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French roche.

Noun

ros

1. rock, stone

References

• Baker, Philip; Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987), Diksiyoner kreol morisyeṅ [Mauritian Creole Dictionary] (in French and English), Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

ros

1. plural of ro (“roe deer”)

Etymology 2

Verb

ros

1. alternative form of rosen (“to boast”)

Mokilese

Etymology

From Proto-Micronesian *roco (“to be dark”), from Proto-Oceanic *rodrom (“dark, cloudy”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəmdəm (“gloom, darkness”), from Proto-Austronesian *dəmdəm (“gloom, darkness”).

Noun

ros

1. darkness

Derived terms

• karosi

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *demdem

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

ros

1. passive form of ro

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From the verb rosa (“to praise”), from Old Norse hrósa. Prior to the spelling reform of 1959, this noun was considered grammatically feminine or neuter. The revision made non-standard the definite singular forms rosa, rosi, and roset.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruːs/

Noun

ros m (definite singular rosen, uncountable)

2. praise
   • 1875, Elias Blix, “Med Jesus”, in Nokre Salmar [Some hymns], 3rd edition, page 25:

     Det er mi høgste Æra, // det er mi største Ros // hans Fylgjesvein at vera // og vandra i hans Ljos.

     It is my highest honour, // it is my highest praise: // to be a His disciple // and wander in His light.

   • 1992, Arne Ruset, Den svarte kista, pages 85–86:

     Sophies Minde vart flau av all rosen, og gav noko nebbete uttrykk for at no heldt det lenge.

     Sophies Minde got embarrassed by all the praise, and expressed somewhat snarkily that this would be enough for a good while.

Verb

ros

1. imperative of rosa

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rǫs, plural of ras n, whence also the more common doublet of ras.

Alternative forms

• ròs (alternative spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roːs/

Noun

ros f (definite singular rosa, indefinite plural roser, definite plural rosene)

2. an avalanche, a landslide, a slip

   Synonym: skred

3. cavity left in place of the masses displaced by such an avalanche, landslide or other
5. a scratch in the skin

Etymology 3

mann med ros i andletet

After German Rose, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin rosa. Doublet of rose.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruːs/

Noun

ros f (definite singular rosa, uncountable)

2. (pathology) erysipelas

   Synonym: (more common) rosen

References

• “ros” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan ros, from Latin russus.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

  (file)

Adjective

ros m (feminine singular rossa, masculine plural rosses, feminine plural rossas)

1. russet

References

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎^[3], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 584

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈros/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *ɸrostos, from Proto-Indo-European *pro- (“before”) + *steh₂- (“to stand”). The same construction as Sanskrit प्रस्थ (prastha, “plateau”), but probably coined separately in the two languages.

Noun

ros m (genitive ruis, nominative plural ruis)

1. A promontory.
2. A wood.
   • c. 900, Sanas Cormaic, from the Yellow Book of Lecan, Corm. Y 1079

     ross .i. trēde fordingair .i. ros fidbuide, […]

     wood, that is, a triad of meanings, that is, a wood of yellow trees, […]

Inflection

Masculine o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ros	rosL	ruisL
vocative	ruis	rosL	rusuH
accusative	rosN	rosL	rusuH
genitive	ruisL	ros	rosN
dative	rusL	rosaib	rosaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: ros (“wood”)
• Scottish Gaelic: ros (“promontory”)

Etymology 2

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥so-, which is most likely a borrowing from a non-Indo-European language. See also Latin porrum (“leek”), English furze, and possibly Ancient Greek πράσον (práson, “leek”).

Noun

ros m (genitive ruis, nominative plural ruis)

1. A linseed.
   • c. 900, Sanas Cormaic, from the Yellow Book of Lecan, Corm. Y 1079

     ros līn

     linseed

2. A flax - or other small seed.

Inflection

Masculine o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ros	rosL	ruisL
vocative	ruis	rosL	rusuH
accusative	rosN	rosL	rusuH
genitive	ruisL	ros	rosN
dative	rusL	rosaib	rosaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: ros (“linseed”)
• Scottish Gaelic: ros (“linseed”)

Mutation

Mutation of ros

radical	lenition	nasalization
ros also rros in h-prothesis environments	ros pronounced with /ɾ-/	ros also rros

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 ros (‘linseed, flaxseed’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ros (‘wood, headland’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lawas (“internode of bamboo; section of something”).

Noun

ros

1. internode
2. waist
3. thigh
4. slenderness

Derived terms

• aros
• paros
• rosan

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦫꦺꦴꦱ꧀ (ros) (inherited)
• >? Malay: ruas
  • > Indonesian: ruas (inherited)

Further reading

• "ros" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ros/
• Rhymes: -os

Verb

ros (past participle of roade)

1. past participle of roade

Adjective

ros m or n (feminine singular roasă, masculine plural roși, feminine/neuter plural roase)

1. gnawed, eaten away at
2. eroded, consumed
3. (of clothes) careworn, threadbare, shabby, seedy, frayed

Declension

Declension of ros

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	ros		roasă		roși	roase
	definite	rosul		roasa		roșii	roasele
genitive- dative	indefinite	ros		roase		roși	roase
	definite	rosului		roasei		roșilor	roaselor

Related terms

• rosătură
• rosură

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish ros (“linseed”).

Noun

ros m (genitive singular rois, plural rosan)

1. linseed, flax seed

Etymology 2

From Old Irish ros (“wood, promontory”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸrostos, from Proto-Indo-European *pro- (“before”) + *steh₂- (“to stand”).

Noun

ros m (genitive singular rois, plural rosan)

1. promontory, headland, peninsula, isthmus
2. (obsolete except in place names and some compounds) wood, forest, wooded promontory

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 ros (‘linseed, flaxseed’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ros (‘wood, headland’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “ros”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[4], Stirling, →ISBN, page 295
• Edward Dwelly (1911), “ros”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French roche.

Noun

ros

1. rock, stone

References

• D'Offay, Danielle; Lionnet, Guy (1982), Diksyonner kreol-franse [Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Hamburg: Buske, →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈros/ [ˈros]
• Rhymes: -os
• Syllabification: ros

Etymology 1

Named after Antonio Ros de Olano (1808–1886), a Spanish general who introduced the hat into the Spanish army

Noun

ros m (plural roses)

1. a type of military hat, similar to a shako

Etymology 2

Noun

ros m pl

1. plural of ro

Further reading

• “ros”, 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

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch rossen.

Verb

ros

1. to beat up, to give a beating

Swedish

en röd ros [a red rose]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruːs/

• Audio (Gotland); “en ros”:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uːs

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish ros‚ from Middle Low German rose, from Latin rosa.

Noun

ros c

1. a rose (flower, shrub, or heraldic charge)
   • 1963, Arne Qvick, “Rosen [The rose]”‎^[5]:

     Ty just nu idag så köpte jag en liten ros i en blomsteraffär. En ros röd som blod så att du förstod att det är dig som jag håller kär.

     For just now today I bought a small rose in a flower shop. A rose as red as blood so that you understood that it is you that I hold dear.

Declension

Declension of ros

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ros	ros
	definite	rosen	rosens
plural	indefinite	rosor	rosors
	definite	rosorna	rosornas

Derived terms

• alpros
• buskros
• dans på rosor
• nyponros
• rosarium
• rosbukett
• rosbuske
• rosdoft
• rosenbegonia
• rosenblad
• rosenbröd
• rosenbukett
• rosenbuske
• rosenböna
• rosende
• rosendoft
• rosenfingrad
• rosenfink
• rosenfärgad
• rosengång
• rosengård
• rosenhy
• rosenhäck
• rosenhäger
• rosenkind
• rosenknopp
• rosenkrans
• rosenkvitten
• rosenkål
• rosenmandel
• rosenmoln
• rosenmun
• rosenmönster
• rosenmönstrad
• rosenodling
• rosenolja
• rosenplantering
• rosenpotatis
• rosenrabatt
• rosenrasande
• rosenröd
• rosenrött
• rosenskimmer
• rosenskära
• rosenspaljen
• rosensten
• rosenstock
• rosentry
• rosenträ
• rosenträd
• rosenträdgård
• rosenvatten
• rosett
• rosling
• rosmarin
• rosrabatt
• rosväxt

Related terms

• rosa (“pink”)
• rosig (“rosy”)

Descendants

• → Estonian: roos
• → Finnish: ruusu

Etymology 2

Deverbal from rosa (“to praise, to commend”). Compare Icelandic hrós.

Noun

ros n (uncountable)

2. praise, acclaim

   Antonym: ris

   Spelet har fått mycket ros av kritikerna.

   The game has received much critical acclaim.

   ris och ros

   praise and criticism (idiomatic – also the name of a readers' section in some newspapers (for commending or criticizing))

Declension

Declension of ros

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ros	ros
	definite	roset	rosets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ros

1. indefinite genitive singular of ro

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ros

1. passive infinitive of ro
2. present passive of ro

References

• “ros”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “ros”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “ros”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• ros in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004), Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Anagrams

• ors, sor

Tobati

Tobati cardinal numbers

<  1	2	3  >
Cardinal : ros

Numeral

ros

1. two

References

• Mark Donohue, Tobati, in John Lynch, Malcolm Ross, Terry Crowley, The Oceanic Languages (Curzon Press, Londres, 2002)

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From German Rost.

Noun

ros

1. rust

Zoogocho Zapotec

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish arroz, from Andalusian Arabic الرَّوْز (ar-rawz), from Arabic أَرُزّ (ʔaruzz, “rice”), from Ancient Greek ὄρυζᾰ (óruză).

Noun

ros

1. rice

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish rosa, from Latin rosa.

Noun

ros

1. rose

Derived terms

• color de ros
• yej ros

References

• Long C., Rebecca; Cruz M., Sofronio (2000), Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38)‎^[6] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 270