ruivo

Portuguese

cabelo ruivo

Etymology

From Latin rubeus (“red”, “reddish”). Compare Galician rubio.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁuj.vu/ [ˈhuɪ̯.vu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁuj.vu/ [ˈhuɪ̯.vu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁuj.vu/ [ˈχuɪ̯.vu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁuj.vo/ [ˈhuɪ̯.vo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁuj.vu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁuj.vu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁuj.bu/ [ˈʁuj.βu]

• Rhymes: -ujvu
• Hyphenation: rui‧vo

Adjective

ruivo (feminine ruiva, masculine plural ruivos, feminine plural ruivas)

1. auburn, ginger (hair colour), red-haired

Noun

ruivo m (plural ruivos, feminine ruiva, feminine plural ruivas)

1. redhead

Noun

ruivo m (plural ruivos)

1. mullet

Further reading

• “ruivo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “ruivo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026