"roo" meaning in English

See roo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹuː/ [UK], /ˈɹu/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-roo.wav
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From Middle English roo, ro, from Old English rō, rōw (“quietness, quiet, rest”), from Proto-Germanic *rōō (“quiet, rest”), from Proto-Indo-European *ere(w)-, *rē(w)- (“quiet”). Cognate with Scots ro, ruve (“peace, repose”), German Ruhe (“rest, peace, tranquility”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish ro (“rest, peace, tranquility”), Icelandic ró (“tranquility, quietness”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|roo}} Middle English roo, {{inh|en|ang|rō}} Old English rō, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*rōō||quiet, rest}} Proto-Germanic *rōō (“quiet, rest”), {{inh|en|ine-pro|*ere(w)-}} Proto-Indo-European *ere(w)-, {{cog|sco|ro}} Scots ro, {{cog|de|Ruhe||rest, peace, tranquility}} German Ruhe (“rest, peace, tranquility”), {{cog|da|-}} Danish, {{cog|no|-}} Norwegian, {{cog|sv|-}} Swedish, {{cog|is|ró||tranquility, quietness}} Icelandic ró (“tranquility, quietness”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} roo (uncountable)
  1. (UK dialectal or obsolete) Peace; quietness. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-roo-en-noun-K8M0otVK Categories (other): British English
  2. (UK dialectal) Rest; stillness. Tags: UK, dialectal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-roo-en-noun-ZeBn2FsP Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: roolie, unruly
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹuː/ [UK], /ˈɹu/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-roo.wav Forms: roos [plural]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: Aphetic form of kangaroo. Etymology templates: {{aphetic form of|en|kangaroo}} Aphetic form of kangaroo Head templates: {{en-noun}} roo (plural roos)
  1. (Australia, slang) Clipping of kangaroo. Tags: Australia, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang Alternative form of: kangaroo Categories (lifeform): Macropods Synonyms: 'roo Derived forms: a roo loose in the top paddock, roo bar
    Sense id: en-roo-en-noun-hDfd38T- Disambiguation of Macropods: 20 11 69 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 21 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 29 9 51 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 7 61 4 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "",
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
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    },
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      },
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    },
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        "(UK dialectal or obsolete) Peace; quietness."
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        "(UK dialectal) Rest; stillness."
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      "ipa": "/ˈɹu/",
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      "homophone": "rue"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-uː"
    },
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    },
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        "(UK dialectal) Rest; stillness."
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈɹu/",
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      ]
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    },
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      "homophone": "rue"
    },
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    },
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    {
      "word": "'roo"
    }
  ],
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}

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