Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ruga

/ˈɹuː.ɡə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: ru-ga
IPA: /ˈɹuː.ɡə/

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fold, crease or wrinkle.

Example Sentences

"Female: Face subpolished, weakly rugose, rugae somewhat diverging, at sides sparsely and shallowly punctate; […]"
"the deadly water-snakes coil’d together like the Rugæ of a single great Brain, the gray and even illumination from the Sky"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁roug-h₂-der. Proto-Italic *rougā Latin rūgabor. English ruga Borrowed from Latin rūga (“a crease in the face, wrinkle”).

Inflected Forms

rugae (plural)

Derived Forms

rugate

Rhymes With

beluga tsuga juga narluga

Questions

How do you pronounce ruga?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹuː.ɡə/.
What does ruga mean?: A fold, crease or wrinkle.
Where does ruga come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁roug-h₂-der. Proto-Italic *rougā Latin rūgabor. English ruga Borrowed from Latin rūga (“a crease in the face, wrinkle”).

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