Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barbarossa

/ˌbɑɹ.bəˈɹoʊ.sə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: bar-barossa
IPA: /ˌbɑɹ.bəˈɹoʊ.sə/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Italian.

name

An epithet or nickname applied to certain historical characters.

name

Operation Barbarossa: the 1941 Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union in World War II, named after the emperor.

Example Sentences

"David Barbarossa"
"Theodore Cotillo Barbarossa"
"Politico reported it had identified Luke Meyer, 24, a Pennsylvania-based field staffer who worked for five months for the former president, as the online white nationalist who used the pseudonym Alberto Barbarossa. […] After being presented with evidence by Politico linking him to the Barbarossa alias, Meyer admitted the connection and confessed that he had been concealing his online identity from fellow members of Trump Force 47, the arm of the Trump campaign overseeing volunteer mobilisation efforts."
"Frederick Barbarossa (Holy Roman Emperor 1122–1190)"

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Barbarossa, from barba (“beard”) + rossa (“red”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌbɑɹ.bəˈɹoʊ.sə/
British English: /ˌbɑː.bəˈɹəʊ.sə/

Frequently Paired Words

Redbeard

Rhymes With

formosa xhosa mimosa mucosa ponderosa mariposa samosa tortosa curiosa serosa fantabulosa

Questions

How do you pronounce barbarossa?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbɑɹ.bəˈɹoʊ.sə/.
What does barbarossa mean?: A surname from Italian.
Where does barbarossa come from?: Borrowed from Italian Barbarossa, from barba (“beard”) + rossa (“red”).

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