rosbif

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French rosbif, from English roast beef. Doublet of roast beef. === Pronunciation === === Noun === rosbif (plural rosbifs) (humorous) An English person (as viewed by the French). == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French rosbif, from English roast beef. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˌro̞zˈbif] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˌrɔzˈbif] === Noun === rosbif m (plural rosbifs) roast beef === Further reading === “rosbif”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English roast beef, stereotypical food of the English. Compare English frog (“French person”), from frog legs, corresponding term for French, likewise based on food; and Kraut for Germans. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁɔs.bif/ === Noun === rosbif m (plural rosbifs) roast beef (derogatory, ethnic slur) an English person Synonym: angliche ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: rosbif → English: rosbif → Portuguese: rosbife → Russian: ро́стбиф (róstbif) → Turkish: rozbif === Further reading === “rosbif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English roast beef. === Pronunciation === === Noun === rosbif m (invariable) roast beef === Anagrams === sfibro, sfibrò == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French rosbif, from English roast beef. === Noun === rosbif n (plural rosbifuri) roast beef ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English roast beef. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /rosˈbif/ [rozˈβ̞if] Rhymes: -if Syllabification: ros‧bif === Noun === rosbif m (plural rosbifs) roast beef === Further reading === “rosbif”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025