# rosette

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹəʊˈzɛt/ · frequency rank #40,001

## Definitions
1. An element or ornament resembling a rose, especially on a wall or other surface, mostly for decorative purposes.
2. An element or ornament resembling a rose, especially on a wall or other surface, mostly for decorative purposes.
3. An imitation of a rose made of ribbon or other material, worn as an ornament or symbol, especially:
4. An imitation of a rose made of ribbon or other material, worn as an ornament or symbol, especially:
5. An imitation of a rose made of ribbon or other material, worn as an ornament or symbol, especially:
6. A decorative inlay surrounding the sound hole of a guitar.
7. A red color.
8. A rose burner.
9. One or more whorls of leaves, clustered tightly at the base of a plant.
10. A plant growth form in which the plant grows outward in all directions for a short distance, producing a small round shape.
11. Any structure having a flowerlike form; especially, the group of five broad ambulacra on the upper side of the spatangoid and clypeastroid sea urchins.
12. A flowerlike color marking, as on the leopard.
13. A floral pattern in latte art.
14. A clustered formation of tumor cells.
15. A thin, cookie-like, deep-fried Scandinavian pastry, made using an iron, which resembles a rose blossom.
16. A rose shape piped using frosting, most commonly buttercream.
17. A form of knot.
18. A disc formed by throwing water on molten metal.
19. A rosette sampler.
20. Synonym of worm-star.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Iranian *wardahder.?
Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon)bor.?
Latin rosalbor.
Old French rose
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tosder.?
Latin -ittus
Old French -ete
Old French rosete
Middle French rosettebor.
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French rosetteinflu.
English rosette
Borrowed from Middle French rosette (in sense 15) and (modern) French rosette.

## Easily confused with
- **roulette** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rosette-vs-roulette)
- **rosetta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rosetta-vs-rosette)

## Common misspellings (8)
`orsette`, `roestte`, `rosete`, `rosetet`, `rossette`, `rostete`, `rrosette`, `rsoette`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rosette