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rook

/ˈɹʊk/RUUK
/ˈɹʊk/RUUK

Meaningrook or crow

Common meaning: large black member of the crow family

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhrōc‘rook or crow’source
  2. Middle Englishrooksource
  3. Englishrook‘large black member of the crow family’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English hrōc ‘rook or crow’.

Source words

  • hrōc Old English · source word “rook or crow”

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