ruffe
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ruffe
- /ˈɹʌf/
Where it comes from
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.
noun ruffes
- Gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish.
- Other species in the same genus.
Similar: ruff, pope, Eurasian ruffe
