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roo

noun · 3 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: /ˈɹuː/
  • US: /ˈɹu/
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  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uː
  • homophone: rue
  • homophone: roux

1

noun

Meaning 1

Peace; quietness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Rest; stillness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, dialectal, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Clipping of kangaroo.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang

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History

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”).

Apheretic form of kangaroo.