rousse
French, noun/ʁus/
rousse is spelled R-O-U-S-S-E (6 letters) and appears 5.9 times per million words in written French, the 9,981st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rousse is a French feminine noun meaning “redhead (woman)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of roux. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Femme qui a les cheveux roux”.
What does rousse mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineredhead (woman)
- 2
femininerozzers (police)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of roux
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Femme qui a les cheveux roux. 2. (Au singulier, avec l'article défini) Police.
noun: 1. Gardon commun (poisson).
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 rousse
- rousses plural
- roux masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rousse?
- /ʁus/
- \ʁus\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rousse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rousse in French?
rousse appears 5.9 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).