rouge

/ɹuʒ/

UK: /ɹuːʒ/

rouge

English Adj Top 11,724

Definition

Of a reddish pink colour.

Etymology

Borrowed from French rouge, from Latin rubeus. Compare rare Middle English rouge, rouȝ (“red”); later borrowed again, as it is not attested until c. 1750. The game senses are of unknown origin according to the Oxford English Dictionary.