рожа

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Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *roďa, related to *rodъ. Compare Old East Slavic рожаи (rožai, appearance, face).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈroʐə]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

ро́жа (róžaf inan (genitive ро́жи, nominative plural ро́жи, genitive plural рож)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) face, mug, ugly mug, puss
    ско́рчить рожуskórčitʹ rožumake a face
    У него́, что жо́па, что ро́жа, одно́ и то́ жеU nevó, što žópa, što róža, odnó i tó žeYou can’t tell his ass from his face.
  2. (pathology) erysipelas

Declension

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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