roux

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French roux.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɹuː/
Rhymes: -uː

Noun

roux (plural roux)

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

Translations

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

Czech: jíška (cs) f, zápražka f
French: roux (fr)
German: Mehlschwitze f

Hungarian: rántás (hu)
Slovak: zápražka f

Further reading

roux on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

& uxor

French

Etymology

From Old French ros, from Latin russus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁu/
audio (file)
Homophone: roue

Adjective

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

russet
ginger (of hair)

Noun

roux m (plural roux)

redhead (man)
Synonym: rouquin (informal)
(cooking) roux (a mixture of fat and flour)

See also

rouge

Further reading

“roux” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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