roo

See also: 'roo and ro'o

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹuː/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹu/
  • Rhymes: -uː
  • Homophone: rue

Etymology 1

From Middle English roo, ro, from Old English , rōw (quietness, quiet, rest), from Proto-Germanic *rōwō (quiet, rest), from Proto-Indo-European *ere(w)-, *rē(w)- (quiet). Cognate with Scots ro, ruve (peace, repose), German Ruhe (rest, peace, tranquility), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish ro (rest, peace, tranquility), Icelandic (tranquility, quietness).

Noun

roo (uncountable)

  1. (Britain dialectal or obsolete) Peace; quietness.
  2. (Britain dialectal) Rest; stillness.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

roo (plural roos)

  1. Clipping of kangaroo.
Derived terms

Anagrams


Gooniyandi

Noun

roo

  1. excrement, faeces, shit

Manx

Pronoun

roo

  1. 3rd person plural of rish
    to them

Derived terms

  • roosyn (emphatic)

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English .

Noun

roo

  1. Alternative form of ro (roe deer)

Etymology 2

From Old English .

Noun

roo

  1. Alternative form of ro (serenity)

Portuguese

Verb

roo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of roer

Spanish

Verb

roo

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of roer.

Synonyms


Tetum

Noun

roo

  1. leaf
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