roo

See also: 'roo and ro'o

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹuː/
(US) 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”), Danish and Swedish ro (“rest, peace, tranquility”), Icelandic ró (“tranquility, quietness”).

Noun

roo (uncountable)

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

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

roo (plural roos)

Clipping of kangaroo.

Derived terms

roo bar

Anagrams

oro-

Gooniyandi

Noun

roo

excrement, faeces, shit

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

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