What does rosa in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word rosa in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use rosa in Italian.

The word rosa in Italian means rose, pink, pink, female, women, shortlist, Rosa, gnawed, gnaw, corrode, gnaw at, eat at, eat away at, gossip column, romantic story, feel-good story, newborn girl, baby girl, learner's permit, pink jersey, every rose has its thorns, pink gold, rose gold, pink pepper, pink berry, pink grapefruit, female quota, percentage of females, romantic novel, romance novel, rose, rose, dog rose, flesh pink, flesh pink, face powder pink, face powder pink, golden rose, compass rose, compass rose, list of candidates, mystic rose, shocking pink, shocking pink, cocktail sauce, tabloids, gossip magazines, pool of candidates, see pink, be overly optimistic. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rosa

rose

sostantivo femminile (pianta, fiore) (plant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il cespuglio di rosa si sta arrampicando sulla parete.
The rose bush is climbing up the wall.

pink

sostantivo maschile (colore rosa) (color)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Odio il rosa e per questo non possiedo nessun vestito di questo colore.
I hate pink, which is why none of my clothes are pink.

pink

aggettivo (di colore rosa)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La maggior parte dei vestiti per le bambine è rosa.
Most dresses for little girls are pink.

female, women

aggettivo invariabile (figurato (per donne)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le quote rosa in parlamento sono un tema molto dibattuto.
Women quotas in parliament is a much debated subject.

shortlist

sostantivo femminile (gruppo selezionato)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
A gran sorpresa il famoso calciatore non è stato incluso nella rosa dei convocati per i mondiali.
To everyone's surprise the famous footballer wasn't shortlisted to play in the World Cup.

Rosa

sostantivo femminile (nome proprio di donna) (name)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mia nonna si chiama Rosa.
My grandmother's name is Rosa.

gnawed

aggettivo

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

gnaw

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (rosicchiare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
I tarli rodono il legno di ogni tipo.

corrode

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (corrodere) (chemical)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La ruggine aveva roso quasi tutto il cancello.

gnaw at, eat at, eat away at

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (sentimento: consumare)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
L'invidia gli stava rodendo il fegato.
Envy was eating away at his liver.

gossip column

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quella pettegola ne sa più delle riviste di cronaca rosa.

romantic story, feel-good story

newborn girl, baby girl

(figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La coppia ha subito appeso un fiocco rosa alla porta dopo la nascita della propria figlia.
The couple immediately hung a pink bow on their door after their daughter was born.

learner's permit

pink jersey

(cycling: Giro d'Italia)

every rose has its thorns

pink gold, rose gold

sostantivo maschile (oro di tonalità rosa)

pink pepper

sostantivo maschile (spezia ricavata dallo Schinus molle) (spice)

pink berry

sostantivo maschile (tipo di pianta: Schinus molle) (plant)

pink grapefruit

female quota, percentage of females

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le quote rosa sono una politica ancora molto discussa in certi paesi europei.

romantic novel, romance novel

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ti piacciono davvero i romanzi rosa?
Do you really like romance novels?

rose

sostantivo maschile (colore) (color)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

rose

aggettivo invariabile (colore)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

dog rose

(flower)

flesh pink

locuzione aggettivale (tonalità di rosa)

flesh pink

sostantivo maschile (tonalità di rosa)

face powder pink

locuzione aggettivale (tonalità di rosa)

face powder pink

sostantivo maschile (tonalità di rosa)

golden rose

(religious symbol)

compass rose

sostantivo femminile (venti: diagramma)

compass rose

list of candidates

sostantivo femminile (politico, amministrativo (elenco, gruppo da cui scegliere)

mystic rose

shocking pink

sostantivo maschile (colore)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

shocking pink

locuzione aggettivale (colore)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

cocktail sauce

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

tabloids, gossip magazines

(uncountable)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

pool of candidates

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

see pink

(literally)

be overly optimistic

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