roe
pronunciation
How to pronounce roe in British English:
UK [rəʊ]
How to pronounce roe in American English:
US [roʊ]
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- Noun:
- fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture
- eggs of female fish
- the egg mass or spawn of certain crustaceans such as the lobster
- the eggs or egg-laden ovary of a fish
Word Origin
- roe
- roe: Roe the deer [OE] and roe ‘fish eggs’ [15] are distinct words. The former goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *raikh-, which also produced German reh, Dutch ree, Swedish råa, and Danish raa. Its underlying meaning may be ‘spotted’, an allusion to the roe deer’s dappled coat. Roe ‘fish eggs’ was borrowed from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German roge, a word of uncertain origin.
- roe (n.1)
- "fish eggs," mid-15c., probably from an unrecorded Old English *hrogn, from Proto-Germanic *khrugna (cognates: Old Norse hrogn, Danish rogn, Swedish rom, Flemish rog, Middle Low German and Middle Dutch roge, Old High German rogo, German Rogen "roe"), from PIE *krek- "frog spawn, fish eggs" (cognates: Lithuanian kurkle, Russian krjak "spawn of frogs"). Exact relations of the Germanic words are uncertain.
- roe (n.2)
- "small deer," Old English ra, from raha, from Proto-Germanic *raikhaz (cognates: Old Norse ra, Old Saxon reho, Middle Dutch and Dutch ree, Old High German reh, German Reh "roe"), of uncertain origin; perhaps from PIE root *rei- "streaked, spotted, striped in various colors."
Example
- 1. Chasing the wild deer , and following the roe ;
- 2. She also adds salmon bonemeal and roe to her mix , which boosts nutrient level .
- 3. To many conservatives , roe v wade was a watershed .
- 4. Caviar is fish roe ( eggs ) and this particular brand comes from the beluga sturgeon , found mostly in the caspian sea .
- 5. Nonetheless , the attendees tuck into an eighteen course feast of caviar , sea urchin roe , kyoto beef , conger eels , truffles and champagne , prepared by some sixty chefs .