roselle en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɹəʊˈzɛl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɹoʊˈzɛl/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps an alteration or misapprehension of French oseille denoting this plant, specific use of oseille sorrel; perhaps compare also sorrel.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Hibiscus sabdariffa, an edible flower in the hibiscus family used to make hibiscus tea.
Roselle has also been used as a source of plant fiber called roselle hemp.
1993, Y.P.S. Bajaj, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants V, page 218:I planted some roselle in the garden so I can start making my own hibiscus tea instead of relying on processed agua de jaimaica powders.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rosella | alternative | lexicographic | |
| roselles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
jamaica · Guinea sorrel · bissap · sorrel · putwa · red sorrel
Translations (37)
pt rosela (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · pt caruru-azedo (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · th กระเจี๊ยบแดง (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · id rosella (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · ro trandafirul de Abisinia (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · fi teehibiskus (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · id rosela (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · yue 洛神花 (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · de Hibiskus (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · fr oseille de Guinée (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · pt azedinha (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · pt baguiche (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · lo ສົ້ມພໍດີ (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · vi cây quế mầu (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · th กระเจี๊ยบ (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · mnw ဂစေပ် (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · vi cây bụp giấm (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · wo bisaab (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · bm dabilen (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · bm da (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · yo ìṣápá (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · shn သူမ်ႈပူ (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · ja ローゼル (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · ha soɓarodo (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · cy suran goch (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · my ချဉ်ပေါင် (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · es jamaica (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · shn ၽၵ်းသူမ်ႈပူ (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · ff follere (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · th กระเจี๊ยบเปรี้ยว (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · pt vinagreira (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · acw كركديه (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · vi cây bụt giấm (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · it carcadè (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · de Afrikanische Malve (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · nup èmagi (Hibiscus sabdariffa) · de Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)