rosolio

[ roh-zoh-lee-oh, ruh-; Italian raw-zaw-lyaw ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a cordial flavored with rose petals, cloves, cinnamon, or the like, popular in southern Europe.

Origin of rosolio¹

1810–20; < Italian, variant of rosoli < Medieval Latin rōs sōlis dew of the sun

Not a soul spoke, and they all scowled fiercely at the brandy, the rosolio, and each other.

Ah, he's a sadly leaky vessel, is Rosolio, as we used to call him.

Rosolio held the castle, and Escarbilles tried to dislodge him.

Here we ate sweetmeats and cakes and drank rosolio, which is any kind of light liqueur.

In the carriage-pocket we found a paper of biscuits and a bottle of Rosolio.

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