ruade
French, noun/ʁɥad/
ruade is spelled R-U-A-D-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written French, the 126,551st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ruade is a French feminine noun meaning “kick (from the rear legs of a horse or similar animal)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’un cheval, d’un mulet, etc., qui rue”.
What does ruade mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininekick (from the rear legs of a horse or similar animal)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’un cheval, d’un mulet, etc., qui rue. 2. Saut brusque, secousse. 3. Coup violent.
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 ruade
- ruades plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ruade?
- /ʁɥad/
- \ʁy.ad\
- [ʁyad]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ruade
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ruade in French?
ruade appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).