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Barbarossa

bar·ba·rossa

UK/ˌbɑː.bəˈɹəʊ.sə/ US/ˌbɑɹ.bəˈɹoʊ.sə/ uncommon

noun

1.

Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190)

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2.

Barbary pirate (died in 1546)

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Origin

Borrowed from Italian Barbarossa, from barba (“beard”) + rossa (“red”).

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