rua — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ginger noun A knobbly, spicy-tasting root used fresh, dried, or ground as a cooking spice.
- red adj Having the color of blood, ripe strawberries, or a stop light.
- redhead noun A person with naturally red or reddish hair.
- redheaded adjective Having red or reddish hair, or (for animals) a red-coloured head.
Senses
rua is used for these senses in English:
- erysipelas (disease) An acute, sometimes recurrent febrile disease caused by infection of a hemolytic streptococcus, associated with intense edematous local inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, and marked by large raised red patches on the skin.
- ginger (of hair or fur) Of a reddish-brown color.
- red (of hair) Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.
- red (of a, dog, or, its coat) Having a brown color.
- red (countable, and, uncountable) The colour of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the colour which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (between about 625–740 nm), and a primary additive colour.
- redhead A person with red hair.
- redheaded (of a person) Having red hair.
ginger — full definition
- noun A knobbly, spicy-tasting root used fresh, dried, or ground as a cooking spice.
- noun A reddish-orange colour, especially of hair.
- adj Having reddish-orange hair or fur.
- verb To liven something up or give it a boost of energy (often "ginger up").
red — full definition
- adj Having the color of blood, ripe strawberries, or a stop light.
- noun The color itself, one of the primary colors of light.
- noun A supporter of communism or a left-wing/socialist movement, especially historically.
- adj Having reddish-orange hair color.