rousse

See also: Rousse and roussé

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁus/

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• Rhymes: -us

Adjective

rousse

1. feminine singular of roux

Noun

rousse f (plural rousses)

1. redhead (woman)

Further reading

• “rousse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• ourses, soeurs, sœurs

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

rousse f (plural rousses)

1. (Jersey) nursehound, large-spotted dogfish, greater spotted dogfish, bull huss (Scyliorhinus stellaris)
2. (Jersey) small-spotted catshark, lesser spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula)

Synonyms

• tchian d'mé
• (Scyliorhinus stellaris): d'mouaîselle
• (Scyliorhinus canicula): mataud, rousset