Rosario

See also: rosario and rosário

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish rosario (rosary). Doublet of rosarium and rosary.

Proper noun

Rosario

  1. A surname.
  2. A city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina.
  3. The name of several municipalities in the Philippines named after the rosary or Our Lady of the Rosary
    1. A municipality of Cavite, Philippines.
    2. A municipality of Batangas, Philippines.
    3. A municipality of La Union, Philippines.
    4. A barangay of Lopez, Quezon, Philippines.
      Coordinate terms: Bacungan, Bagacay, Banabahin Ibaba, Banabahin Ilaya, Bayabas, Bebito, Bigajo, Binahian A, Binahian B, Binahian C, Bocboc, Buenavista, Burgos, Buyacanin, Cagacag, Calantipayan, Canda Ibaba, Canda Ilaya, Cawayan, Cawayanin, Cogorin Ibaba, Cogorin Ilaya, Concepcion, Danlagan, De La Paz, Del Pilar, Del Rosario, Esperanza Ibaba, Esperanza Ilaya, Gomez, Guihay, Guinuangan, Guites, Hondagua, Ilayang Ilog A, Ilayang Ilog B, Inalusan, Jongo, Lalaguna, Lourdes, Mabanban, Mabini, Magallanes, Magsaysay, Maguilayan, Mahayod-Hayod, Mal-ay, Mandoog, Manguisian, Matinik, Monteclaro, Pamampangin, Pansol, Peñafrancia, Pisipis, Rizal, Roma, Rosario, Samat, San Andres, San Antonio, San Francisco A, San Francisco B, San Isidro, San Jose, San Miguel, San Pedro, San Rafael, San Roque, Santa Catalina, Santa Elena, Santa Jacobe, Santa Lucia, Santa Maria, Santa Rosa, Santa Teresa, Santo Niño Ibaba, Santo Niño Ilaya, Silang, Sugod, Sumalang, Talolong, Tan-ag Ibaba, Tan-ag Ilaya, Tocalin, Vegaflor, Vergaña, Veronica, Villa Aurora, Villa Espina, Villa Geda, Villa Hermosa, Villamonte, Villanacaobbarangays of Lopez
    5. A municipality of Agusan del Sur, Philippines.

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Rosario.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ro‧sa‧rio
  • IPA(key): /ɾoˈsaɾjo/ [ɾ̪oˈs̪aɾ̪.jo]

Proper noun

Rosario

  1. a female given name from Spanish
  2. Names of several municipalities in the Philippines named after the rosary or Our Lady of the Rosary
    1. Rosario (a municipality of Agusan del Sur, Philippines)
    2. Rosario (a municipality of Batangas, Philippines)
    3. Rosario (a municipality of Cavite, Philippines)
    4. Rosario (a municipality of La Union, Philippines)
  3. a religious surname from Spanish

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From rosario (rosary), from the Roman Catholic title of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of the Rosary".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /roˈza.rjo/[1][2]
  • Homophone: rosario
  • Rhymes: -arjo
  • Hyphenation: Ro‧sà‧rio

Proper noun

Rosario m

  1. a male given name

References

  1. ^ Rosario in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
  2. ^ rosario in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Spanish

Etymology

rosario (rosary), shortened from María (del) Rosario, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of the Rosary ".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /roˈsaɾjo/ [roˈsa.ɾjo]
  • Rhymes: -aɾjo
  • Syllabification: Ro‧sa‧rio

Proper noun

Rosario f

  1. a female given name
  2. Rosario (a city in Santa Fe, Argentina)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Cebuano: Rosario
  • English: Rosario
  • Tagalog: Rosario

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Rosario, from rosario.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɾoˈsaɾjo/ [ɾoˈsaɾ.jo]
  • Rhymes: -aɾjo
  • Syllabification: Ro‧sar‧io
  • Homophone: rosaryo

Proper noun

Rosario (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜐᜇ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  1. Name of several places in the Philippines named after the rosary or Our Lady of the Rosary
    1. Rosario (a municipality of Cavite, Philippines)
    2. Rosario (a municipality of Batangas, Philippines)
    3. Rosario (a municipality of La Union, Philippines)
    4. Rosario (a municipality of Agusan del Sur, Philippines)
    5. a barangay of Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines
  2. a female given name from Spanish
  3. a religious surname from Spanish