Meaning
rose
- pink (the colour; masculine: il rosa)
- squad (of players); shortlist (of candidates)
In a sentence
Ho comprato una rosa rossa per mia madre.
I bought a red rose for my mother.
In giardino c'è una rosa bianca.
There is a white rose in the garden.
Mi piace il profumo di questa rosa.
I like the smell of this rose.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rosa | feminine · singular |
| rose | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- As a color adjective, use rosa unchanged: camicia rosa, scarpe rosa. Unlike rosso, it does not agree in gender or number.
- For the flower, rosa is feminine: una rosa, due rose. Don’t confuse singular rosa with plural rose.
- Rosa can mean a shortlist or roster in formal contexts: rosa dei candidati, rosa della squadra. It’s not used for any generic list.