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roo

roo

See also: 'roo and ro'o

English

Noun

roo ‎(uncountable)

(Britain dialectal or obsolete) Peace; quietness.
(Britain dialectal) Rest; stillness.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

roo ‎(plural roos)

Short for kangaroo.

Derived terms

roo bar

Gooniyandi

Noun

roo

excrement, faeces, ****

Manx

Pronoun

roo

3rd 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)

Portuguese

Verb

roo

first-person singular present indicative of roer

Spanish

Verb

roo

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

Synonyms

roigo
royo

Tetum

Noun

roo

leaf

Etymology

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”), Danish and Swedish ro ‎(“rest, peace, tranquility”), Icelandic ró ‎(“tranquility, quietness”).

Pronunciation

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

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