ruço
Portuguese, adjective/ˈʁu.su/
ruço is spelled R-U-Ç-O (4 letters) and appears about once in every 52 million words in written Portuguese, the 203,084th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ruço is a Portuguese adjective meaning “light, brownish grey; dun” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “branco pardacento”.
What does ruço mean in English?
adjective
- 1
light, brownish grey; dun
- 2
grey-haired; having light blonde or very light brown hair
- 3
ginger (of a reddish-brown colour)
- 4
having lost some of its color from use; faded
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. branco pardacento 2. arricacho que tem fios ou cabelos grisalhos 3. de cabelo castanho claro, ou louro 4. áspero
noun: 1. nevoeiro espesso que sobe a Serra do Mar 2. cavalo ou burro de cor pardacenta, por extensão, qualquer equídeo macho 3. porco (insulto) 4. pessoa de cabelo da cor ruça
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ruço
- ruça feminine
- ruços masculine plural
- ruças feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ruço?
- Brazil /ˈʁu.su/
- Brazil [ˈhu.su]
- /ˈʁu.su/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ruço
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ruço in Portuguese?
ruço appears about once in every 52 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).