roux

See also: Roux

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French roux.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹuː/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uː
  • Homophones: rue, roo

Noun

roux (plural roux)

  1. A mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews.

Derived terms

Translations

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

  1. (cooking) roux
    Synonym: rasvasuurus

Declension

Inflection of roux (Kotus type 22/parfait, no gradation)
nominative roux roux’t
genitive roux’n roux’iden
roux’itten
partitive roux’ta roux’ita
illative roux’hun roux’ihin
singular plural
nominative roux roux’t
accusative nom. roux roux’t
gen. roux’n
genitive roux’n roux’iden
roux’itten
partitive roux’ta roux’ita
inessive roux’ssa roux’issa
elative roux’sta roux’ista
illative roux’hun roux’ihin
adessive roux’lla roux’illa
ablative roux’lta roux’ilta
allative roux’lle roux’ille
essive roux’na roux’ina
translative roux’ksi roux’iksi
abessive roux’tta roux’itta
instructive roux’in
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of roux (Kotus type 22/parfait, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative roux’ni roux’ni
accusative nom. roux’ni roux’ni
gen. roux’ni
genitive roux’ni roux’ideni
roux’itteni
partitive roux’tani roux’itani
inessive roux’ssani roux’issani
elative roux’stani roux’istani
illative roux’huni roux’ihini
adessive roux’llani roux’illani
ablative roux’ltani roux’iltani
allative roux’lleni roux’illeni
essive roux’nani roux’inani
translative roux’kseni roux’ikseni
abessive roux’ttani roux’ittani
instructive
comitative roux’ineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative roux’si roux’si
accusative nom. roux’si roux’si
gen. roux’si
genitive roux’si roux’idesi
roux’ittesi
partitive roux’tasi roux’itasi
inessive roux’ssasi roux’issasi
elative roux’stasi roux’istasi
illative roux’husi roux’ihisi
adessive roux’llasi roux’illasi
ablative roux’ltasi roux’iltasi
allative roux’llesi roux’illesi
essive roux’nasi roux’inasi
translative roux’ksesi roux’iksesi
abessive roux’ttasi roux’ittasi
instructive
comitative roux’inesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative roux’mme roux’mme
accusative nom. roux’mme roux’mme
gen. roux’mme
genitive roux’mme roux’idemme
roux’ittemme
partitive roux’tamme roux’itamme
inessive roux’ssamme roux’issamme
elative roux’stamme roux’istamme
illative roux’humme roux’ihimme
adessive roux’llamme roux’illamme
ablative roux’ltamme roux’iltamme
allative roux’llemme roux’illemme
essive roux’namme roux’inamme
translative roux’ksemme roux’iksemme
abessive roux’ttamme roux’ittamme
instructive
comitative roux’inemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative roux’nne roux’nne
accusative nom. roux’nne roux’nne
gen. roux’nne
genitive roux’nne roux’idenne
roux’ittenne
partitive roux’tanne roux’itanne
inessive roux’ssanne roux’issanne
elative roux’stanne roux’istanne
illative roux’hunne roux’ihinne
adessive roux’llanne roux’illanne
ablative roux’ltanne roux’iltanne
allative roux’llenne roux’illenne
essive roux’nanne roux’inanne
translative roux’ksenne roux’iksenne
abessive roux’ttanne roux’ittanne
instructive
comitative roux’inenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative roux’nsa roux’nsa
accusative nom. roux’nsa roux’nsa
gen. roux’nsa
genitive roux’nsa roux’idensa
roux’ittensa
partitive roux’taan
roux’tansa
roux’itaan
roux’itansa
inessive roux’ssaan
roux’ssansa
roux’issaan
roux’issansa
elative roux’staan
roux’stansa
roux’istaan
roux’istansa
illative roux’hunsa roux’ihinsa
adessive roux’llaan
roux’llansa
roux’illaan
roux’illansa
ablative roux’ltaan
roux’ltansa
roux’iltaan
roux’iltansa
allative roux’lleen
roux’llensa
roux’illeen
roux’illensa
essive roux’naan
roux’nansa
roux’inaan
roux’inansa
translative roux’kseen
roux’ksensa
roux’ikseen
roux’iksensa
abessive roux’ttaan
roux’ttansa
roux’ittaan
roux’ittansa
instructive
comitative roux’ineen
roux’inensa

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French ros, from Latin russus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁu/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: roue

Adjective

roux (feminine rousse, masculine plural roux, feminine plural rousses)

  1. russet
  2. red, ginger (refers to hair of a reddish-brown color)

Derived terms

Noun

roux m (plural roux, feminine rousse)

  1. redhead (man)
    Synonym: (informal) rouquin
  2. (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)

  1. (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.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)