ruab

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German ruobe, from Old High German ruoba, from Proto-Germanic *rōbǭ, *rōbjǭ. Cognate with German Rübe (“beet, turnip”) (from Middle High German variant rüebe); see there for more. Distant doublet of ribes (“currant”).

Noun

ruab f

1. potato

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien