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noun, masculine

rosbif

/ʁɔs.bif/

noun, masculine/ʁɔs.bif/plural: rosbifs

roast beef; an English person

Synonyms: angliche

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.