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“Roo” or “Roux” or “Rue”

roo / roux / rue are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

roo

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

roux r·UW

  • nouna mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces.

rue r·UW

  • nounEuropean strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy.
  • nounleaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy.
  • noun(French) a street or road in France.
Usage

Examples in context

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“roo”

  • XHCCQ-FM in Cancún, Quintana Roo
  • Category:Tigres de Quintana Roo players
  • …depression made landfall in Quintana Roo.
  • …that the name be pronounced "Roo", a reference to the cipher's…
  • With the Tigres de Quintana Roo in 2007, Ortega posted a…
  • …with the Tigres de Quintana Roo.
  • …the Caribbean coast of Quintana Roo, México (Cumacea, Nannastacidae).
  • …in three municipalities in Quintana Roo and two in Chiapas.
  • Cancún, Quintana Roo (Consular Agency)
  • Grandfather and his dog Roo accidentally win their old ship,…

“roux”

  • …of the third star Michel Roux Jr said that "Certainly I…
  • …offer of employment from Michel Roux Jr during the final stages…
  • …Pieter de Villiers, Bernard le Roux, Paul Willemse, Andries van Heerden,…
  • Le Roux
  • …cards given to Yvon Le Roux, France managed to hold on…
  • with Régine Crespin, Michel Roux, Peter Van Der Bilt -…
  • Jean-Marie Le Roux
  • …Diack, C. J. Stander, Quinn Roux, Jean Kleyn for
  • Bertha le Roux Miss Teen South Africa 2005
  • Class examiner Gaston Roux was a passionate advocate of…

“rue”

  • Museum "La rue du temps qui passe" (Boom…
  • Rue des boutiques obscures, « Folio…
  • …in the west, via the rue Saint Antoine, rue des Balais,…
  • …("house of glass") on the rue Saint-Guillaume in Paris for client…
  • …home for found children on rue des Boulangers, near the porte
  • La rue... »
  • …Courtyard of Miracles, located between rue Montorgueil, the convent of the…
  • 1955 La rue chagrin for voice and piano
  • …new style was Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis, on rue Saint-Antoine in the Marais between
  • Missing Person (French: Rue des Boutiques Obscures) is the…

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