roselle

See also: Roselle

English

a roselle plant.

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps an alteration or misapprehension of French oseille denoting this plant, specific use of oseille sorrel; perhaps compare also sorrel.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɹəʊˈzɛl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɹoʊˈzɛl/

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Noun

roselle (countable and uncountable, plural roselles)

1. Hibiscus sabdariffa, an edible flower in the hibiscus family used to make hibiscus tea.

   Synonyms: bissap, jamaica, (India) putwa, Guinea sorrel, red sorrel, sorrel

   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.

   • 1993, Y.P.S. Bajaj, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants V, page 218:

     Roselle has also been used as a source of plant fiber called roselle hemp.

Alternative forms

• rosella

Related terms

• sorrel

Translations

Hibiscus sabdariffa

• Arabic:

  Hijazi Arabic: كركديه m (karkadē)

• Bambara: da, dabilen
• Burmese: ချဉ်ပေါင် (my) (hkyanypaung)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 洛神花 (lok⁶ san⁴ faa¹)

• French: oseille de Guinée (fr) f
• Fula: follere
• German: Hibiskus (de) m, Roselle f, Afrikanische Malve f
• Hausa: soɓarodo
• Indonesian: rosela (id), rosella
• Italian: carcadè m
• Japanese: ローゼル (rōzeru)
• Lao: ສົ້ມພໍດີ (som phǭ dī)
• Mon: ဂစေပ် (gacep)
• Nupe: èmagi
• Portuguese: vinagreira (pt) f, rosela f, azedinha f, caruru-azedo m, baguitche m (Guinea-Bissau)
• Romanian: trandafirul de Abisinia m
• Shan: ၽၵ်းသူမ်ႈပူ (shn) (phák sūum pǔu), သူမ်ႈပူ (shn) (sūum pǔu)
• Spanish: jamaica f
• Thai: กระเจี๊ยบเปรี้ยว (th), กระเจี๊ยบแดง (th), กระเจี๊ยบ (th) (grà-jíiap)
• Vietnamese: cây quế mầu, cây bụp giấm, cây bụt giấm
• Welsh: suran goch f
• Wolof: bisaab
• Yoruba: ìṣápá