different between roup vs roux

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?u?p/

Etymology 1

Possibly from Old English hr?pan (“to cry out”); compare Dutch roepen, Low German ropen and German rufen.

Verb

roup (third-person singular simple present roups, present participle rouping, simple past and past participle rouped)

1. To cry or shout.
2. (Scotland) To sell by auction.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Jamieson to this entry?)

Noun

roup (plural roups)

1. An outcry.
2. (Scotland) A sale of goods by auction.

Derived terms

• roup sale

Etymology 2

Origin uncertain.

Noun

roup (uncountable)

1. An infectious disease of poultry caused by Trichomonas gallinae.

Synonyms

• (pigeon) canker
• (falconry) frounce
• (avian) trichomoniasis

Anagrams

• pour, puro

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French roux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?u?/
• Rhymes: -u?
• Homophones: rue, roo

Noun

roux (plural roux)

1. A mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews.

Translations

Further reading

• roux on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• & uxor

French

Etymology

From Old French ros, from Latin russus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?rewd?-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?u/
• Homophone: roue

Adjective

roux (feminine singular rousse, masculine plural roux, feminine plural rousses)

1. russet
2. ginger (of hair)

Noun

roux m (plural roux)

1. redhead (man)

   Synonym: (informal) rouquin

2. (cooking) roux (a mixture of fat and flour)

See also

• rouge

Further reading

• “roux” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).