Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rosella

/ɹə(ʊ)ˈzɛlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: rosel-la
IPA: /ɹə(ʊ)ˈzɛlə/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A parrot belonging to any of the five to eight species in the genus Platycercus (originally specifically Platycercus eximius) which is native to Australia and nearby islands.

noun

Alternative form of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Molly […] had glimpsed a future, like a rosella, hardly seen, swooping through the high umbrellas of the bush."
"Rosellas, a fruit, I imagine, not very well known, we grew most successfully, its delicious sub-acid making the most splendid substitute for the English red currant; and we varied its uses by transforming the raw material into jam and jelly, and freshly-stewed fruit."
"[T]he rosella bush was coming in; the cricket-ball nuts on the baobabs were ripening."

Etymology

Uncertain; perhaps a variant of Rosehill.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɹə(ʊ)ˈzɛlə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

rosellas (plural)

Phrases

Adelaide rosella Brown's rosella crimson rosella eastern rosella green rosella northern rosella pale-headed rosella smutty rosella

Frequently Paired Words

lorikeet

Synonyms

rosehill rosehiller

Rhymes With

umbrella bella stella ella fella isabella cinderella della mandela mozzarella salmonella novella

Questions

How do you pronounce rosella?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹə(ʊ)ˈzɛlə/.
What does rosella mean?: A parrot belonging to any of the five to eight species in the genus Platycercus (originally specifically Platycercus eximius) which is native to Australia and nearby islands.
Where does rosella come from?: Uncertain; perhaps a variant of Rosehill.

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