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ruivo.

auburn, ginger (hair colour), red-haired

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈʁuj.vu/Brazil[ˈhuɪ̯.vu]Brazil/ˈʁuj.vu/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχuɪ̯.vu]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. auburn, ginger (hair colour), red-haired

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰéh₁ti Proto-Italic *ruðēō Latin rubeō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin rubeus Portuguese ruivo Inherited from Latin rubeus (“red”, “reddish”). Compare Galician rubio.

noun/ˈʁuj.vu/Brazil[ˈhuɪ̯.vu]Brazil/ˈʁuj.vu/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχuɪ̯.vu]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. redhead

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰéh₁ti Proto-Italic *ruðēō Latin rubeō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin rubeus Portuguese ruivo Inherited from Latin rubeus (“red”, “reddish”). Compare Galician rubio.

noun/ˈʁuj.vu/Brazil[ˈhuɪ̯.vu]Brazil/ˈʁuj.vu/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχuɪ̯.vu]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. mullet

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰéh₁ti Proto-Italic *ruðēō Latin rubeō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin rubeus Portuguese ruivo Inherited from Latin rubeus (“red”, “reddish”). Compare Galician rubio.

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