"sub rosa" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌsʌb.ˈɹəʊ.zə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-sub rosa.wav [US]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin sub rosā (“under the rose”, post-Classical). Compare earlier under the rose. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|la|sub rosā|pos=post-Classical|t=under the rose}} Unadapted borrowing from Latin sub rosā (“under the rose”, post-Classical), {{m|en|under the rose}} under the rose Head templates: {{head|en|adjective|head=sub rosa}} sub rosa
  1. Carried out secretly or confidentially. Synonyms: covert
    Sense id: en-sub_rosa-en-adj-ibW0R-MA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 37 19

Adverb

IPA: /ˌsʌb.ˈɹəʊ.zə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-sub rosa.wav [US]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin sub rosā (“under the rose”, post-Classical). Compare earlier under the rose. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|la|sub rosā|pos=post-Classical|t=under the rose}} Unadapted borrowing from Latin sub rosā (“under the rose”, post-Classical), {{m|en|under the rose}} under the rose Head templates: {{head|en|adverb|head=sub rosa}} sub rosa
  1. In secret or covertly; privately, confidentially.
    Sense id: en-sub_rosa-en-adv-XWGROTWc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 37 19

Noun

IPA: /ˌsʌb.ˈɹəʊ.zə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-sub rosa.wav [US]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin sub rosā (“under the rose”, post-Classical). Compare earlier under the rose. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|la|sub rosā|pos=post-Classical|t=under the rose}} Unadapted borrowing from Latin sub rosā (“under the rose”, post-Classical), {{m|en|under the rose}} under the rose Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolinkhead=1}} sub rosa (uncountable)
  1. (slang, in workers’ compensation cases) Covert surveillance video used to catch workers’ compensation applicants and show that they are in fact not injured. Tags: slang, uncountable Synonyms: subrosa [noun], behind the scenes, under the rose, under the table
    Sense id: en-sub_rosa-en-noun-U3uOCBIl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 37 19

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