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Reuben en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹu.bən/ (General-American)
  • /ˈɹuː.bən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (General-American) audio

Etymology

* From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén), from רְאוּ (r'ú, “see [masculine plural imperative]”) + בֵּן (ben, “son”); its literal meaning is therefore roughly, "See, all: a son!" * There are several unconfirmed etymologies for the name of the sandwich.

Meanings

  1. A grilled or toasted sandwich made with corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and either Russian dressing or Thousand Island dressing.
  2. A member of one of the Israelite tribes, descended from Reuben.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Rubin alternative lexicographic
Reubens Number=Plur lexicographic
Ruben alternative lexicographic
Rube alternative, diminutive lexicographic

Coordinates

Rachel sandwich

Relateds

Reuben egg roll · Cape Cod Reuben

Synonyms

Reubenite

Translations (6)

ca Rubèn (member of tribe) · bg Рувим (member of tribe) · bg Рубен (grilled or toasted sandwich) · he רְאוּבֵן (member of tribe) · nl Ruben (member of tribe) · ru Руви́м (member of tribe)

Reuben en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹu.bən/ (General-American)
  • /ˈɹuː.bən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (General-American) audio

Etymology

* From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén), from רְאוּ (r'ú, “see [masculine plural imperative]”) + בֵּן (ben, “son”); its literal meaning is therefore roughly, "See, all: a son!" * There are several unconfirmed etymologies for the name of the sandwich.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) First son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A male given name from Hebrew.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A surname transferred from the given name
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, qualifier:Oxford University, uncountable) Ellipsis of Reuben College, Oxford.
    alt of Oxford

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Rube alternative, diminutive lexicographic
Rubin alternative lexicographic
Ruben alternative lexicographic
Reubens Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Reubs · Reubenite · Reubens

Translations (42)

et Ruuben (male given name) · et Ruuben (first son of Jacob) · nl Ruben (first son of Jacob) · hu Ruben (male given name) · fr Ruben (male given name) · hi रूबेन (first son of Jacob) · hy Ռուբեն (male given name) · fr Ruben (first son of Jacob) · sv Ruben (male given name) · cmn 流便 (first son of Jacob) · nl Ruben (male given name) · fi Ruuben (first son of Jacob) · bg Рувим (male given name) · sv Ruben (first son of Jacob) · bg Рувим (first son of Jacob) · es Rubén (male given name) · gu રૂબેન (first son of Jacob) · gl Rubén (male given name) · ca Rubèn (first son of Jacob) · hu Rúben (male given name) · de Ruben (first son of Jacob) · kk Рубен (first son of Jacob) · hi रूबेन (male given name) · ru Руви́м (first son of Jacob) · chr ᎷᏈᏂ (first son of Jacob) · no Ruben (male given name) · pt Rúben (first son of Jacob) · ca Rubèn (male given name) · pt Rubem (first son of Jacob) · nv Rúben (first son of Jacob) · grc Ῥουβήν (first son of Jacob) · he רְאוּבֵן (first son of Jacob) · la Rūbēn (first son of Jacob) · es Rubén (first son of Jacob) · ru Руви́м (male given name) · he רְאוּבֵן (male given name) · de Ruben (male given name) · pt Rubens (male given name) · da Ruben (male given name) · no Ruben (first son of Jacob) · ar روبين (first son of Jacob) · da Ruben (first son of Jacob)

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