ruffe

/ˈɹʌf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

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noun

noun

Other species in the same genus.

From Middle English ruff(e), roffe (“a saltwater fish, esp. of the family Sparidae; the freshwater fish Gymnocephalus cernua”), of uncertain origin. Theories include: * Perhaps an alteration of rough, referring to its scales. * Perhaps from Latin rufus (“red”), referring to the colour of some Sparidae fish.

ruffes (plural)

striped ruffe sea ruffe

ruff pope Eurasian ruffe

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How do you pronounce ruffe?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹʌf/.

What does ruffe mean?

Gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish.

Where does ruffe come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

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