English
Etymology
Borrowed from French roux.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹuː/
- Rhymes: -uː
- Homophones: rue, roo
Noun
roux (plural roux)
- A mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews.
Derived terms
Translations
mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews
Further reading
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French roux
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈruː/, [ˈruː]
- Rhymes: -uː
- Syllabification(key): roux
- Hyphenation(key): roux
Noun
roux
- (cooking) roux
- Synonym: rasvasuurus
Declension
| Inflection of roux (Kotus type 22/parfait, no gradation)
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| nominative
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roux
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roux’t
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| genitive
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roux’n
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roux’iden
roux’itten
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| partitive
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roux’ta
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roux’ita
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| illative
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roux’hun
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roux’ihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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roux
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roux’t
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| accusative
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nom.
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roux
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roux’t
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| gen.
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roux’n
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| genitive
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roux’n
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roux’iden
roux’itten
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| partitive
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roux’ta
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roux’ita
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| inessive
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roux’ssa
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roux’issa
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| elative
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roux’sta
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roux’ista
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| illative
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roux’hun
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roux’ihin
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| adessive
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roux’lla
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roux’illa
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| ablative
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roux’lta
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roux’ilta
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| allative
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roux’lle
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roux’ille
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| essive
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roux’na
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roux’ina
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| translative
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roux’ksi
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roux’iksi
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| abessive
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roux’tta
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roux’itta
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| instructive
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—
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roux’in
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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roux’ni
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roux’ni
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| accusative
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nom.
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roux’ni
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roux’ni
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| gen.
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roux’ni
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| genitive
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roux’ni
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roux’ideni
roux’itteni
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| partitive
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roux’tani
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roux’itani
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| inessive
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roux’ssani
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roux’issani
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| elative
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roux’stani
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roux’istani
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| illative
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roux’huni
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roux’ihini
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| adessive
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roux’llani
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roux’illani
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| ablative
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roux’ltani
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roux’iltani
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| allative
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roux’lleni
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roux’illeni
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| essive
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roux’nani
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roux’inani
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| translative
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roux’kseni
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roux’ikseni
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| abessive
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roux’ttani
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roux’ittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
roux’ineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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roux’si
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roux’si
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| accusative
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nom.
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roux’si
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roux’si
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| gen.
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roux’si
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| genitive
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roux’si
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roux’idesi
roux’ittesi
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| partitive
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roux’tasi
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roux’itasi
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| inessive
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roux’ssasi
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roux’issasi
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| elative
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roux’stasi
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roux’istasi
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| illative
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roux’husi
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roux’ihisi
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| adessive
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roux’llasi
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roux’illasi
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| ablative
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roux’ltasi
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roux’iltasi
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| allative
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roux’llesi
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roux’illesi
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| essive
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roux’nasi
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roux’inasi
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| translative
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roux’ksesi
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roux’iksesi
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| abessive
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roux’ttasi
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roux’ittasi
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
roux’inesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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roux’mme
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roux’mme
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| accusative
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nom.
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roux’mme
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roux’mme
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| gen.
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roux’mme
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| genitive
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roux’mme
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roux’idemme
roux’ittemme
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| partitive
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roux’tamme
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roux’itamme
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| inessive
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roux’ssamme
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roux’issamme
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| elative
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roux’stamme
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roux’istamme
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| illative
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roux’humme
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roux’ihimme
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| adessive
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roux’llamme
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roux’illamme
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| ablative
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roux’ltamme
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roux’iltamme
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| allative
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roux’llemme
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roux’illemme
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| essive
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roux’namme
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roux’inamme
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| translative
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roux’ksemme
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roux’iksemme
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| abessive
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roux’ttamme
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roux’ittamme
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
roux’inemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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roux’nne
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roux’nne
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| accusative
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nom.
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roux’nne
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roux’nne
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| gen.
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roux’nne
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| genitive
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roux’nne
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roux’idenne
roux’ittenne
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| partitive
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roux’tanne
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roux’itanne
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| inessive
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roux’ssanne
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roux’issanne
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| elative
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roux’stanne
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roux’istanne
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| illative
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roux’hunne
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roux’ihinne
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| adessive
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roux’llanne
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roux’illanne
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| ablative
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roux’ltanne
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roux’iltanne
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| allative
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roux’llenne
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roux’illenne
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| essive
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roux’nanne
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roux’inanne
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| translative
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roux’ksenne
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roux’iksenne
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| abessive
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roux’ttanne
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roux’ittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
roux’inenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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roux’nsa
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roux’nsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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roux’nsa
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roux’nsa
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| gen.
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roux’nsa
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| genitive
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roux’nsa
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roux’idensa
roux’ittensa
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| partitive
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roux’taan
roux’tansa
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roux’itaan
roux’itansa
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| inessive
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roux’ssaan
roux’ssansa
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roux’issaan
roux’issansa
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| elative
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roux’staan
roux’stansa
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roux’istaan
roux’istansa
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| illative
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roux’hunsa
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roux’ihinsa
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| adessive
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roux’llaan
roux’llansa
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roux’illaan
roux’illansa
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| ablative
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roux’ltaan
roux’ltansa
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roux’iltaan
roux’iltansa
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| allative
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roux’lleen
roux’llensa
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roux’illeen
roux’illensa
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| essive
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roux’naan
roux’nansa
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roux’inaan
roux’inansa
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| translative
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roux’kseen
roux’ksensa
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roux’ikseen
roux’iksensa
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| abessive
|
roux’ttaan
roux’ttansa
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roux’ittaan
roux’ittansa
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
roux’ineen
roux’inensa
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French ros, from Latin russus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁu/
- Homophone: roue
Adjective
roux (feminine rousse, masculine plural roux, feminine plural rousses)
- russet
- red, ginger (refers to hair of a reddish-brown color)
Derived terms
Noun
roux m (invariable, feminine rousse)
- redhead (man)
- Synonym: (informal) rouquin
- (cooking) roux (a mixture of fat and flour)
See also
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French roux.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈru/ [ˈru]
- Rhymes: -u
- Syllabification: roux
Noun
roux m (plural rouxes)
- (cooking) roux
2022 January 24, Sofía de la Torre, “Poleá”, in Bon Viveur[1]:La base de la poleá es un roux de aceite de oliva sobre el que se fríen semillas de anís y piel de limón.- The base of this porridge is a roux of olive oil, where star anise seeds and lemon peels are fried.
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.