BETELGEUSE


Meaning of BETELGEUSE in English

Pronunciation: ' b ē -t ə l- ˌ jüs, ' be-, - ˌ jüz

Function: noun

Etymology: French Bételgeuse, from Arabic bayt al-jawz ā ' Gemini, literally, the house of the twins (confused with Orion & Betelgeuse)

Date: 1769

: a variable red supergiant star of the first magnitude near the eastern shoulder of Orion

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.