рожа
Russian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *roďa, related to *rodъ. Compare Old East Slavic рожаи (rožai, “appearance, face”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ро́жа • (róža) f inan (genitive ро́жи, nominative plural ро́жи, genitive plural рож)
- (colloquial, derogatory) face, mug, ugly mug, puss
- ско́рчить рожу ― skórčitʹ rožu ― make a face
- У него́, что жо́па, что ро́жа, одно́ и то́ же ― U nevó, što žópa, što róža, odnó i tó že ― You can’t tell his ass from his face.
- (pathology) erysipelas
Declension
Synonyms
- лицо́ (licó) (neutral)
- мо́рда (mórda), ха́ря (xárja), физионо́мия (fizionómija), па́чка (páčka), ры́ло (rýlo), мурло (murlo)
Related terms
- урожа́й (urožáj), рожде́ние (roždénije), жопоро́жец (žoporóžec)
- рожистый (rožistyj), краснорожий (krasnorožij), криворожий (krivorožij)
Descendants
- → Armenian: ռոժ (ṙož)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “рожа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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