roe en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹoʊ/ (US)
- rō (UK)
- /ˈɹəʊ/ (UK)
- rō (US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English rowe, rowne, roun, rawne, from Old English *hrogn (“spawn, fish eggs, roe”), from Proto-Germanic *hrugnaz, *hrugną (“spawn, roe”), from Proto-Indo-European *krek- (“(frog) spawn”). Cognate with Dutch roge (“roe”), German Low German Rögen (“roe”), German Rogen (“roe”), Danish rogn, ravn (“roe”), Swedish rom (“roe”), Icelandic hrogn (“roe”), Lithuanian kurkulai̇̃ (“frog spawn”), Russian кряк (krjak, “frog spawn”).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Eggs of fish.
It was quite flavourless, except that, where its innards had been imperfectly removed, silver traces of roe gave it an unpleasant bitterness.
1988, Alan Hollinghurst, The Swimming-Pool Library, paperback edition, London: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 40:Today, some seafood experts say, the cheaper (though mushier) roe feeds 60 percent of the market.
2003 July 20, Jeffrey Gettleman, “Humble Paddlefish Fulfills Southerners' Caviar Dreams”, in The New York Times:
- (uncountable, usually) Sperm of certain fish.
- (uncountable, usually) Ovaries of certain crustaceans.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| roes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
soft roe · roestone · hard roe · roed · roelike · white roe · roe-sick
Relateds
Synonyms
milt (sperm)
Translations (103)
gor biyodu (eggs of fish) · bo ཉ་གོང (eggs of fish) · ru икра́ (eggs of fish) · lv ikri (eggs of fish) · lo ໄຂ່ປາ (eggs of fish) · cmn 魚卵 /鱼卵 (eggs of fish) · aht kʼuunʼ (eggs of fish) · bg хайвер (eggs of fish) · ilo bugi (eggs of fish) · pim osiykān (eggs of fish) · fr frai (eggs of fish) · nb rogn (eggs of fish) · uk ікра́ (eggs of fish) · uz uvuldiriq (eggs of fish) · sh мрест (eggs of fish) · ko 물고기알 (eggs of fish) · ro icre (eggs of fish) · kaa уўылдырық (eggs of fish) · sh mrest (eggs of fish) · mic nijinj (eggs of fish) · gl ovas (eggs of fish) · ko 알 (eggs of fish) · sh икра (eggs of fish) · th ไข่ปลา (eggs of fish) · kjh ӧрген (eggs of fish) · nn rogn (eggs of fish) · es huevas (eggs of fish) · mi pewa ika (eggs of fish) · be ікра́ (eggs of fish) · pim wāhk (eggs of fish) · de Rogen (eggs of fish) · eu arraba (eggs of fish) · ka ხიზილალა (eggs of fish) · dsb jagły (eggs of fish) · tg тухми моҳӣ (eggs of fish) · cy gronell (eggs of fish) · et mari (eggs of fish) · mi koua (eggs of fish) · pl ikra (eggs of fish) · ca fresa (eggs of fish) · sl ikra (eggs of fish) · sv rom (eggs of fish) · hu ikra (eggs of fish) · cs jikry (eggs of fish) · eo frajo (eggs of fish) · izh mukkura (eggs of fish) · tl bihud (eggs of fish) · cmn 魚子 /鱼子 (eggs of fish) · kok गाबोळी (eggs of fish) · ko 어란 (eggs of fish) · sk ikra (eggs of fish) · ko 생선(生鮮)알 (eggs of fish) · sh ikra (eggs of fish) · mi hua (eggs of fish) · ja 卵 (eggs of fish) · it uova (eggs of fish) · mn түрс (eggs of fish) · gl bragais (eggs of fish) · gl bragada (eggs of fish) · lt ikrai (eggs of fish) · uz ikra (eggs of fish) · taa k'un' (eggs of fish) · mi kouaha (eggs of fish) · fr œufs de poisson (eggs of fish) · pt ovas (eggs of fish) · ota بالق یومورطهسی (eggs of fish) · fa اشپل (eggs of fish) · da rogn (eggs of fish) · la ova (eggs of fish) · ja 魚卵 (eggs of fish) · et kalamari (eggs of fish) · tt уылдык (eggs of fish) · fy kût (eggs of fish) · vi trứng cá (eggs of fish) · shn ၶႆႇပႃ (eggs of fish) · gl coral (eggs of fish) · vo fitaspärmat (eggs of fish) · izh maukku (eggs of fish) · ml ഇണർ (eggs of fish) · fo rogn (eggs of fish) · ml പനഞ്ഞിൽ (eggs of fish) · kk уылдырық (eggs of fish) · ky урук (eggs of fish) · ko 곤이 (eggs of fish) · nl kuit (eggs of fish) · cmn 鮞 /鲕 (eggs of fish) · cy bol caled (eggs of fish) · vo fitanögem (eggs of fish) · mi pē (eggs of fish) · mi tōhua (eggs of fish) · tr oğulduruk (eggs of fish) · mk и́кра (eggs of fish) · el αυγοτάραχα (eggs of fish) · gl míllaras (eggs of fish) · tr balık yumurtası (eggs of fish) · fi mäti (eggs of fish) · cs jikra (eggs of fish) · is hrogn (eggs of fish) · hy ձկնկիթ (eggs of fish) · tg тухм (eggs of fish) · izh kalanmarja (eggs of fish) · ky икра (eggs of fish) · az kürü (eggs of fish)