Betelgeuse

Be·tel·geuse

noun \ˈbē-t^əl-ˌjüs, ˈbe-, -ˌjüz\

Definition of BETELGEUSE

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

Origin of BETELGEUSE

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

First Known Use: 1769

Rhymes with BETELGEUSE

Belarus, calaboose, charlotte russe, cook one's goose, fast and loose, introduce, mass-produce, Mother Goose, Odysseus, Prometheus, reproduce, self-abuse, Syracuse, Typhoeus, widow's cruse