Dictionary

roo en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹu/ (US)
• (General-American) audio
• /ˈɹuː/ (UK)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English roo, ro, from Old English rō, rōw (“quietness, quiet, rest”), from Proto-Germanic *rōō (“quiet, rest”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to rest; quiet”). Cognate with Scots ro, ruve (“peace, repose”), German Ruhe (“rest, peace, tranquility”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish ro (“rest, peace, tranquility”), Icelandic ró (“tranquility, quietness”).

Meanings

1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable) Peace; quietness.
2. (UK, dialectal, uncountable) Rest; stillness.

Deriveds

unruly · roolie · wanrufe

roo en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹu/ (US)
• (General-American) audio
• /ˈɹuː/ (UK)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Apheretic form of kangaroo.

Meanings

1. (Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang) Clipping of kangaroo.
   alt of kangaroo

Forms

Deriveds

roo bar · a roo loose in the top paddock · rooburger