roo

Etymology 1

From Middle English roo, ro, from Old English rō, rōw (“quietness, quiet, rest”), from Proto-Germanic *rōwō (“quiet, rest”), from Proto-Indo-European *ere(w)-, *rē(w)- (“quiet”). Cognate with Scots ro, ruve (“peace, repose”), German Ruhe (“rest, peace, tranquility”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish ro (“rest, peace, tranquility”), Icelandic ró (“tranquility, quietness”).

noun

  1. (UK dialectal or obsolete) Peace; quietness.
  2. (UK dialectal) Rest; stillness.

Etymology 2

Aphetic form of kangaroo.

noun

  1. (Australia, slang) Clipping of kangaroo.

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