roussâtre
French, adjective/ʁu.satʁ/
roussâtre is spelled R-O-U-S-S-Â-T-R-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written French, the 86,540th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Roussâtre is a French adjective meaning “gingerish, reddish, ruddy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui tire sur le roux”.
What does roussâtre mean in English?
adjective
- 1
gingerish, reddish, ruddy
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui tire sur le roux.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of roussâtre
- roussâtres plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce roussâtre?
- /ʁu.satʁ/
- /ʁu.sɑtʁ/
- \ʁu.satʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is roussâtre in French?
roussâtre appears about once in every 7 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).