English Explanatory Dictionary

Barbarossa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Italian.
  2. An epithet or nickname applied to certain historical characters.
  3. Operation Barbarossa: the 1941 Nazi German invasion of the Soviet Union in World War II, named after the emperor.

Pronunciation

/ˌbɑː.bəˈɹəʊ.sə/ /ˌbɑɹ.bəˈɹoʊ.sə/

Word forms

Barbarossa

Etymology

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

Related words

Redbeard
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