"roots" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹuːts/, /ɹʊts/ Audio: en-us-roots.ogg
Rhymes: -uːts Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} roots
  1. plural of root Tags: form-of, plural Form of: root
    Sense id: en-roots-en-noun-OWQGPRhG

Noun

IPA: /ɹuːts/, /ɹʊts/ Audio: en-us-roots.ogg
Rhymes: -uːts Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} roots
  1. Ancestry. Translations (ancestors): باوباپیران (bawbapîran) (Central Kurdish), aïeux [masculine, plural] (French), juuret (Ingrian), antenati (Italian), ルーツ (rūtsu) (Japanese), korzenie [masculine, plural] (Polish), korene [plural] (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-roots-en-noun-qobPj0q1 Disambiguation of 'ancestors': 71 21 8
  2. Beginnings; origin. Translations (beginnings): ناخ (nax) (Central Kurdish), sources [feminine, plural] (French), origines [feminine, plural] (French), origini (Italian), radici (Italian), ルーツ (rūtsu) (Japanese), 起源 (kigen) (alt: きげん) (Japanese), korzenie [masculine, plural] (Polish), źródła [neuter, plural] (Polish), korene [plural] (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-roots-en-noun-80crqYuQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 87 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 6 81 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 3 4 86 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 91 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 1 1 95 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 5 82 10 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 6 77 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 4 6 81 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 3 5 85 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 3 5 85 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 3 5 85 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 6 75 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 15 11 66 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 7 4 79 9 Disambiguation of 'beginnings': 2 98 0
  3. (of hair) Grown-out hair, often of a grey or natural colour.
    Sense id: en-roots-en-noun-4RG4Z5MB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: root, rootsy
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