Standard Lemma guide

Roan

adj · name · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: rōn
  • UK: /ɹəʊn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: rōn
  • US: /ɹoʊn/
  • US: /ˈɹoʊ.ən/
  • rhymes with -əʊn
  • /ˈɹoʊ.ən/
  • /ˈɹoʊn/
  • CMU ARPABET: R OW1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: especially, not-comparable

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Made of roan (kind of leather).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • roan binding

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3

name

Meaning 3

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

An animal (such as a horse) that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

The color of such an animal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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7

noun

Meaning 7

Archaic form of rowan (“kind of tree”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, archaic

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8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

(used of especially horses) having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or grey

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a roan horse

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9

noun

Meaning 9

a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Broader terms: horse, Equus caballus

10

noun

Meaning 10

a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Broader terms: leather

History

Etymology

From Middle French roan, probably from Spanish roano, from Old Spanish raudano, itself probably of Germanic origin (compare Gothic *𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (*raudan), accusative of 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (rauþs, “red”). Compare rowan.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: skimmel — having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
  • Bulgarian: шарен (šaren) — having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
  • Bulgarian: дорест (dorest) — having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
  • Catalan: ruà — having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
  • Czech: prokvetlý — having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
  • Esperanto: ruana — having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
  • Estonian: kimmel — having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
  • Finnish: päistärikkö — having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
  • French: rouan — having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
  • Galician: ruán — having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
  • Galician: roán — having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
  • Hungarian: aranyderes — having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
  • Hungarian: deres — having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
  • Italian: rabicano — having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
  • Italian: roano — having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
  • Italian: rovano — having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
  • Latvian: salns — having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
  • Portuguese: ruão — having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
  • Russian: чалый (čalyj) — having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
  • Spanish: roano — having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
  • Welsh: broc — having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
  • Afrikaans: skimmel — animal
  • Czech: tisák — animal
  • Estonian: kimmel — animal
  • Finnish: päistärikkö — animal
  • French: rouan — animal
  • Hungarian: deres — animal
  • Italian: roano — animal
  • Latvian: salnis — animal
  • Navajo: łį́į́łbáhí — animal
  • Spanish: roano — animal
  • Spanish: rosillo — animal
  • Spanish: sabino — animal
  • Afrikaans: skimmel — color
  • Estonian: kimmel — color
  • Italian: roano — color