ruço
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin rōscidus. Compare Spanish rucio. Doublet of róscido, a borrowing.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ruço (feminine ruça, masculine plural ruços, feminine plural ruças)
- light, brownish grey; dun
- grey-haired; having light blonde or very light brown hair
- ginger (of a reddish-brown colour)
- Synonym: ruivo
- having lost some of its color from use; faded
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- HOUAISS, A. and DE SALLES VILLAR, M. Minidicionário Houaiss da língua portuguesa. Rio de Janeiro: Objetiva, 2008.