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roo.

Peace; quietness.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹuː/UK/ˈɹu/US
  1. Peace; quietness.

    UK · dialectal · obsolete · uncountable
  2. Rest; stillness.

    UK · dialectal · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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”).

noun/ˈɹuː/UK/ˈɹu/US
  1. Clipping of kangaroo.

    Australia · abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · slang
Where this word comes from

Apheretic form of kangaroo.

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