rouille

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rouille

  • /ˈɹuːi/

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Borrowed from French rouille (“rouille (sauce); rust”); the sauce is so named because its colour resembles that of rust.

noun rouilles

  1. countable, uncountable A type of sauce from Provence, France, often served with fish dishes, consisting of egg yolk and olive oil with breadcrumbs, chili peppers, garlic, and saffron. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese and a rouille sauce [...].

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noun type of sauce from Provence, France

Españolrouille
Françaisrouille
DeutschRouille
Italianorouille
Русскийруй ruj
עבריתרוי roy

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@misc{rouille_2026,
  title = {rouille},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rouille},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}