ruche

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ruche, from Middle French rusche, from Old French rusche, from Early Medieval Latin rusca (“bark”), borrowed from Gaulish rūsca, from Proto-Celtic *rūskos (“bark”), from *rukskos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewk- (“to dig up”), from *Hrew- (“to tear out, dig out”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɹuːʃ/ Rhymes: -uːʃ === Noun === ruche (plural ruches) A strip of fabric which has been fluted or pleated. A small ruff of fluted or pleated fabric worn at neck or wrist. A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn. ==== Derived terms ==== ruching (noun) ==== Translations ==== === Verb === ruche (third-person singular simple present ruches, present participle ruching, simple past and past participle ruched) To flute or pleat (fabric). To bunch up (fabric); to ruck up. ==== See also ==== ruck (“to crease”) rutch (“to slide”) == Bourbonnais-Berrichon == === Alternative forms === rutse, reuche (Berrichon), ruiche (Berrichon) === Noun === ruche f robin == Central Franconian == === Alternative forms === reeche, rouche (northern Moselle Franconian) rieche (southern Moselle Franconian) === Etymology === From Middle High German rūchen, from Old High German *rūhhan, northern variant of riohhan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʀuxə/ === Verb === ruche (third-person singular present rüch, past tense roch, past participle jeroche) (Ripuarian, transitive or intransitive) to smell == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French rusche, from Old French rusche, from Early Medieval Latin rusca (“bark”), borrowed from Gaulish rūsca, from Proto-Celtic *rūskos (“bark”), from *rukskos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewk- (“to dig up”), from *Hrew- (“to tear out, dig out”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁyʃ/ === Noun === ruche f (plural ruches) hive, beehive (textiles, fashion) ruffle; flounce; ruche ==== Derived terms ==== rucher rucheur ==== Descendants ==== → English: ruche → German: Rüsche → Italian: ruche → Polish: riusza === Further reading === ruche on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr “ruche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French ruche, from Middle French rusche, from Old French rusche, from Early Medieval Latin rusca (“bark”), borrowed from Gaulish rūsca, from Proto-Celtic *rūskos (“bark”), from *rukskos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewk- (“to dig up”), from *Hrew- (“to tear out, dig out”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈruʃ/* Rhymes: -uʃ === Noun === ruche f (invariable) ruche === Further reading === ruche in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Middle English == === Adjective === ruche alternative form of riche (“rich”) == Middle High German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈruxːə/ === Verb === ruche (alternative form in Upper German) alternative form of rüche == Norman == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French rusche, from Early Medieval Latin rusca (“bark”), borrowed from Gaulish rūsca, from Proto-Celtic *rūskos (“bark”), from *rukskos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewk- (“to dig up”), from *Hrew- (“to tear out, dig out”). === Noun === ruche f (plural ruches) (Jersey) frill