Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roux

/ɹuː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: roux
IPA: /ɹuː/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews.

Countable; Uncountable

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Example Sentences

"“The problem with the classic mother sauces,” according to the chef Michael Solomonov, who cooks modern Israeli food at his restaurant Zahav in Philadelphia, “is that most of them are made with roux. Now, roux is out. Nobody uses it, except when you’re making macaroni and cheese.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from French roux.

Usage

Phrases

curry roux water roux Roux-en-Y Roux limb

Homonyms

rue roo rew

Rhymes With

to you do who to-do new two too through few true due

Questions

How do you pronounce roux?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹuː/.
What does roux mean?: A mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews.
Where does roux come from?: Borrowed from French roux.

How to pronounce roux

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