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ruga.

wrinkle; crease, small fold;

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈruː.ɡa]Classical-Latin[ˈruː.ɡa]
  1. a crease in the face, wrinkle

    declension-1 · plural-normally
  2. a crease, fold, plait, wrinkle, corrugation of any kind

    declension-1
  3. a crease, fold, plait, wrinkle, corrugation of any kind a female screw (nut (that fits on a bolt))

    declension-1
  4. a street

    Early · Medieval-Latin · declension-1
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *rougā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁roug-h₂- (“wrinkle”), related to *h₁rewg- (“to roar, belch”), where the sense development would be "to belch" → "to undulate" → "to be rugged" → "crease, wrinkle". Compare ructō (“to belch, bring up noisily”). For the development to “street”, compare also rupta via (literally “path made by force”).

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