roux

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French roux. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɹuː/ Rhymes: -uː Homophones: rue, roo === Noun === roux (plural roux) A mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === roux on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === & uxor == Finnish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French roux === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈruː/, [ˈruː] Rhymes: -uː Syllabification(key): roux Hyphenation(key): roux === Noun === roux (cooking) roux Synonym: rasvasuurus ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “roux”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 14 May 2026 == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French ros, from Latin russus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁu/ Homophone: roue === Adjective === roux (feminine rousse, masculine plural roux, feminine plural rousses) russet red, ginger (refers to hair of a reddish-brown color) ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === roux m (invariable, feminine rousse) redhead (man) Synonym: (informal) rouquin (cooking) roux (a mixture of fat and flour) === See also === rouge === Further reading === “roux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French roux. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈru/ [ˈru] Rhymes: -u Syllabification: roux === Noun === roux m (plural rouxes) (cooking) roux ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.