roan
/ˈɹoʊ.ən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname.
noun
An animal (such as a horse) that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
Example Sentences
- "Mrs. Roan was 26 years old, in good health, kept her house, and was faithful in the discharge of her duties as a wife."
- "Explaining the Kamalanomenon (another Chappell Roan reference) is part of Jessica Maddox’s job. […] She spent Sunday evening telling her husband, “because I’m like, 10 days on the internet ahead of him,” about the significance of the coconut tree, which has been a thing for weeks now."
- "roan binding"
- "I crawled my way into The Doom Saloon / In an attempt to cauterize my wounds / I did a terrible job and they became powerfully infected / I found myself atop a stolen roan / Quite convinced that I would never see home / And all on account of my lack of common manners / I prayed for courage, I prayed for love / I prayed for guidance from the heavens above / I prayed to know divine protections / But now I'm praying for a quick death in Texas"
- "Roan, a kind of leather used for shoes, slippers, and common bookbinding; prepared from sheep skins by tanning with sumach."
Etymology
From Middle French roan, probably from Spanish roano, from Old Spanish raudano, itself probably of Germanic origin (compare Gothic *𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (*raudan), accusative of 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (rauþs, “red”). Compare rowan.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *h₁rewdʰ-, roan, roano, raudano
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹoʊn/
- British English: /ɹəʊn/