ruj

Borrowed from French rouge, from Latin rubeus. Doublet of the inherited roib.

• IPA^(key): /ruʒ/

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ruj n (plural rujuri)

1. lipstick

• “ruj”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

• IPA^(key): /rûːj/

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rȗj m inan (Cyrillic spelling ру̑ј)

1. sumac

   Synonyms: rújka, sȕmah, sȕmak

Abbreviation of rujan.

ruj m inan (Cyrillic spelling руј)

1. (Croatia) abbreviation of rujan or rujna (“September”)

   Coordinate terms: sij, velj, ožu, tra, svi, lip, srp, kol, lis, stu, pro

• “ruj”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
• “ruj”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Borrowed from French rouge (“red”), from Old French roge, rouge, from Latin rubeus (“red”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾuʒ/, [ˈɾ̞uʷʒ]

ruj (definite accusative ruju, plural rujlar)

1. lipstick