Barbarossa

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊsə

Proper noun

Barbarossa

1. A surname from Italian.

   David Barbarossa

   Theodore Cotillo Barbarossa

2. An epithet or nickname applied to certain historical characters.

   Frederick Barbarossa (Holy Roman Emperor 1122–1190)

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

Translations

epithet of certain historical characters

• Armenian: Շիկամորուս (Šikamorus)
• Russian: Барбаро́сса (Barbaróssa)

See also

• Redbeard

Italian

Etymology

A nickname, from barba (“beard”) +‎ rossa (“red”).

Proper noun

Barbarossa m or f by sense

1. a surname