Meanings
roselle1
plural roselles · alternative rosella
- countableuncountableHibiscus sabdariffa, an edible flower in the hibiscus family used to make hibiscus tea.
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.
1 more example
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 218Synonyms: bissap, jamaica, putwa, Guinea sorrel, red sorrel, sorrel
Roselle2
Roselle3
- A female given name.
Roselle4
- A borough in Union County, New Jersey, United States.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounHibiscus sabdariffa, an edible flower in the hibiscus family used to make hibiscus tea.
More synonyms by meaning
nounEast Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchoseille
- Englishroselle
Uncertain. Perhaps an alteration or misapprehension of French oseille denoting this plant, specific use of oseille sorrel; perhaps compare also sorrel.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 洛神花
- 洛神花 (lok⁶ san⁴ faa¹)Hibiscus sabdariffa
Finnish teehibiskus
- teehibiskusHibiscus sabdariffa
French oseille de Guinée
- oseille de GuinéeHibiscus sabdariffa
German Hibiskus, Roselle
- HibiskusHibiscus sabdariffa
- RoselleHibiscus sabdariffa
- Afrikanische MalveHibiscus sabdariffa
Indonesian rosela, rosella
- roselaHibiscus sabdariffa
- rosellaHibiscus sabdariffa
Italian carcadè
- carcadèHibiscus sabdariffa
Japanese ローゼル
- ローゼル (rōzeru)Hibiscus sabdariffa
Portuguese vinagreira, rosela
- vinagreiraHibiscus sabdariffa
- roselaHibiscus sabdariffa
- azedinhaHibiscus sabdariffa
- caruru-azedoHibiscus sabdariffa
- baguicheHibiscus sabdariffa
Romanian trandafirul de Abisinia
- trandafirul de AbisiniaHibiscus sabdariffa
Spanish jamaica
- jamaicaHibiscus sabdariffa
Thai กระเจี๊ยบเปรี้ยว, กระเจี๊ยบแดง
- กระเจี๊ยบเปรี้ยวHibiscus sabdariffa
- กระเจี๊ยบแดงHibiscus sabdariffa
- กระเจี๊ยบ (grà-jíiap)Hibiscus sabdariffa
Vietnamese cây quế mầu, cây bụp giấm
- cây quế mầuHibiscus sabdariffa
- cây bụp giấmHibiscus sabdariffa
- cây bụt giấmHibiscus sabdariffa
Welsh suran goch
- suran gochHibiscus sabdariffa
Cite this entry
roselle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roselle
“roselle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roselle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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