rosé

UK/ˈɹəʊ̯zeɪ̯/US/ɹoʊ̯ˈzeɪ̯/

A form of rosé wine — A pale pink wine made by removing the dark grape skins at the required point during fermentation.

Meanings

nounrosé (countable and uncountable, plural rosés)

plural rosés

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of rosé wine.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

Origin

  1. Frenchrosé“pinkish”
  2. Englishrosé

Borrowed from French rosé (“pinkish”). Doublet of roseate.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan rosat
  • rosatwine — see also rosé wine
Chinese Mandarin 桃紅葡萄酒 /桃红葡萄酒
  • 桃紅葡萄酒 /桃红葡萄酒 (táohóng pútáojiǔ)wine — see also rosé wine
Danish rose, rosé
  • rosewine — see also rosé wine
  • roséwine — see also rosé wine
Dutch rosé, roséwijn
  • roséwine — see also rosé wine
  • roséwijnwine — see also rosé wine
Estonian rosee
  • roseewine — see also rosé wine
Finnish rosee
  • roseewine — see also rosé wine
French vin rosé
  • vin roséwine — see also rosé wine
German Roséwein
  • Roséweinwine — see also rosé wine
Greek ροζέ
  • ροζέ (rozé)wine — see also rosé wine
Hungarian rozé
  • rozéwine — see also rosé wine
Italian rosé, rosato
  • roséwine — see also rosé wine
  • rosatowine — see also rosé wine
Japanese ロゼ, ロゼワイン
  • ロゼ (roze)wine — see also rosé wine
  • ロゼワイン (roze wain)wine — see also rosé wine
Korean 로제, 로제 와인
  • 로제 (roje)wine — see also rosé wine
  • 로제 와인 (roje wain)wine — see also rosé wine
Norwegian Bokmål rosévin, rosevin
  • rosévinwine — see also rosé wine
  • rosevinwine — see also rosé wine
Polish wino różowe
  • wino różowewine — see also rosé wine
Portuguese rosé, vinho rosé
  • roséwine — see also rosé wine
  • vinho roséwine — see also rosé wine
  • rosadowine — see also rosé wine
  • vinho rosadowine — see also rosé wine
Russian ро́зовое вино́, розе́
  • ро́зовое вино́ (rózovoje vinó)wine — see also rosé wine
  • розе́ (rozɛ́)wine — see also rosé wine
Spanish rosado
  • rosadowine — see also rosé wine
Swedish rosévin
  • rosévinwine — see also rosé wine

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with rosé

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Cite this entry
APA

rosé. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ros%C3%A9

MLA

“rosé.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ros%C3%A9. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rosé,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ros%C3%A9.

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