Barbarossa
English
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Etymology
editBorrowed from Italian Barbarossa, from barba (“beard”) + rossa (“red”).
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -əʊsə
Proper noun
editBarbarossa
- A surname from Italian.
- An epithet or nickname applied to certain historical characters.
- Frederick Barbarossa (Holy Roman Emperor 1122–1190)
- (historical) Operation Barbarossa: the 1941 Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union in World War II, named after the emperor.
Translations
editepithet of certain historical characters
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See also
editItalian
editEtymology
editA nickname, from barba (“beard”) + rossa (“red”).
Proper noun
editBarbarossa m or f by sense
- a surname
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