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rosa¹

  • /ˈɹoʊzə/
  • /ˈɹəʊzə/
  • /ˈɹəʉzə/

Sounds like Rosa · Rhymes with -əʊzə

Where it comes from

Believed to derive from the name of the Australian native bird rosella (genus Platycercus), a small parrot noted for its ability to vanish when the need arises.

verb rosas · rosaing · rosaed

  1. Australia, slang to hide, vanish, shadow Weren't we meant to have dinner with Jane? No, she unfortunately had to rosa.

noun rosas

  1. Australia, slang no-show, someone who does not show up as expected Every time we organise to have dinner, she never turns up. I know, she is such a rosa.

Rosa²

  • /ˈɹoʊzə/ US
  • /ˈɹəʊzə/ UK

Sounds like rosa · Rhymes with (General American) -oʊzə, (Received Pronunciation) -əʊzə

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Latin; a Latinized variant of Rose. Mercedes moved away from Jack and gripping Rosa's hand – her own nails were too short – she took a pinch and inhaled it. Rosa kissed Mercedes on the lips then took a further nailful and offered it to Jack who shook his head.

ROSA³

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, acronym Acronym of Roll Out Solar Array

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: genus rosa, mrs, pool, rosy, rose, pink, carmen, rosie, fanny, nikki, aron, albert, roza, rocha, bonheur, oer

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"rosa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rosa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

rosa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rosa

Chicago

"rosa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rosa.

BibTeX
@misc{rosa_2026,
  title = {rosa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rosa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}