roo

See also: 'roo and ro'o

English

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Middle English roo, ro, from Old English rō, 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”), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Danish, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Norwegian and (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Swedish ro (“rest, peace, tranquility”), Icelandic ró (“tranquility, quietness”).

Noun

roo (uncountable)

1. (UK dialectal or obsolete) Peace; quietness.
2. (UK dialectal) Rest; stillness.

Derived terms

• roolie
• unruly

Etymology 2

Noun

roo (plural roos)

1. Clipping of kangaroo.

Derived terms

• roo bar

Anagrams

• oro-

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Gooniyandi

Noun

roo

1. excrement, faeces, shit

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Hadza

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɺoʔo/

Noun

roo m (masc. plural roobii, fem. rooko, fem. plural roobee) (Note: the form after a determiner is roo)

1. a horn, barb (mpl vowel may rise to ruubii. fem. = a short/stout horn)

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Manx

Pronoun

roo

1. third-person plural of rish

   to them

   • Cha row eh ny s'lheah er loayrt roo. No sooner had he spoken to them.
   • Ta mee çheughey roo. I side with them.

Derived terms

• roosyn (emphatic)

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English rā.

Noun

roo

1. Alternative form of ro (“roe deer”)

Etymology 2

From Old English rō.

Noun

roo

1. Alternative form of ro (“serenity”)

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Portuguese

Verb

roo

1. first-person singular present indicative of roer

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Spanish

Verb

roo

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

Synonyms

• roigo
• royo

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Tetum

Noun

roo

1. leaf