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GALICIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

ruín.

bad

4 characters1 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

adj/ruˈiŋ/[ruˈiŋ]
  1. bad

    feminine · masculine
  2. mean, miserly, stingy

    feminine · masculine
  3. shoddy, of bad quality

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese roin, ultimately from Latin ruīna or a word from the same root. Compare Portuguese ruim, Spanish ruin, Catalan roí.

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