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rouille

/ʁuj/

adjective/ʁuj/

rust (color/colour)

Inherited from Old French reoïlle, from Vulgar Latin *robicla, from syncopation of Latin *robicula, a diminutive of Latin rōbīgō (“rust”) + -cula (from -culus (suffix forming diminutives)). Rōbīgō is derived from rōbus (a variant of rūfus (“red, reddish”)) + -īgō (suffix forming nouns usually denoting diseased conditions). Compare Catalan rovell, Occitan rovilh, Spanish robín.

noun, feminine/ʁuj/plural: rouilles

rust (oxidation of iron or, by extension, other metals); rust (fungus disease of plants); rouille (provençal sauce made with chilli and garlic)

Le vert-de-gris est la rouille du cuivre.Verdigris is copper rust.

Inherited from Old French reoïlle, from Vulgar Latin *robicla, from syncopation of Latin *robicula, a diminutive of Latin rōbīgō (“rust”) + -cula (from -culus (suffix forming diminutives)). Rōbīgō is derived from rōbus (a variant of rūfus (“red, reddish”)) + -īgō (suffix forming nouns usually denoting diseased conditions). Compare Catalan rovell, Occitan rovilh, Spanish robín.