Main Entry: Be·tel·geuse

Pronunciation: \ˈbē-t^əl-ˌjüs, ˈbe-, -ˌjüz\

Function: noun

Etymology: French Bételgeuse, from Arabic bayt al-jawzā' 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