adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having red hair.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: red-haired, ginger
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Having a red head.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
having red hair and usually fair skin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1rewdh- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *h1rowdhós Proto-Germanic *raudaz Proto-West Germanic *raud Old English rēad Middle English red English red substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Germanic *haubudą Old English hēafod Middle English heed English head English -ed English headed English redheaded From red + headed.
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
ры́жы
(rýžy)
— having red hair
Belarusian:
рыжавало́сы
(ryžavalósy)
— having red hair
Catalan:
pèl-roig
— having red hair
Catalan:
pèl-roig
— having red hair
Chinese Mandarin:
紅髮的 /红发的
(hóngfáde)
— having red hair
Chinese Mandarin:
红发的
(hóngfàde)
— having red hair
Czech:
zrzavý
— having red hair
Danish:
rødhåret
— having red hair
Dutch:
roodharig
— having red hair
Finnish:
punatukkainen
— having red hair
French:
roux
— having red hair
French:
rouquin
— having red hair
Galician:
roxo
— having red hair
Galician:
rubio
— having red hair
German:
rothaarig
— having red hair
Ancient Greek:
πυρρός
(purrhós)
— having red hair
Hungarian:
vörös hajú
— having red hair
Icelandic:
rauðhærður
— having red hair
Irish:
rua
— having red hair
Irish:
ceannrua
— having red hair
Irish:
foltrua
— having red hair
Irish:
ruafholtach
— having red hair
Irish:
fionnrua
— having red hair
Italian:
rosso
— having red hair
Italian:
rosso di capelli
— having red hair
Japanese:
赤毛の
(akage no)
— having red hair
Japanese:
赤髪の
(akagami no)
— having red hair
Japanese:
紅毛の
(kōmō no)
— having red hair
Korean:
적모(赤毛)의
(jeongmo-ui)
— having red hair
Korean:
적발(赤髪)의
(jeokbar-ui)
— having red hair
Korean:
홍모(紅毛)의
(hongmo-ui)
— having red hair
Latin:
rūfus
— having red hair
Latvian:
rudmatains
— having red hair
Macedonian:
црвеноко́с
(crvenokós)
— having red hair
Māori:
pawhero
— having red hair
Norman:
rousseau
— having red hair
Polish:
rudy
— having red hair
Polish:
rudowłosy
— having red hair
Portuguese:
ruivo
— having red hair
Russian:
ры́жий
(rýžij)
— having red hair
Russian:
рыжеволо́сый
(ryževolósyj)
— having red hair
Scottish Gaelic:
ruadh
— having red hair
Serbo-Croatian:
riđokos
— having red hair
Slovak:
ryšavý
— having red hair
Spanish:
pelirrojo
— having red hair
Spanish:
colorado
— having red hair
Swedish:
rödhårig
— having red hair
Ukrainian:
руди́й
(rudýj)
— having red hair
Ukrainian:
рудоволо́сий
(rudovolósyj)
— having red hair
Hungarian:
vörösfejű
— (of an animal) having a red head