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I cook everything from Italian to Cajun food. I have now mastered the roux for gumbo. I love cooking.
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Meaning of "roux" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ROUX

From French: brownish, from Latin russusrusset.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ROUX

roux  [ruː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROUX

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Roux is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ROUX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Roux

Roux /ˈruː/ is a substance created by cooking wheat flour and fat. It is the thickening agent of three of the mother sauces of classical French cooking: béchamel sauce, velouté sauce, and espagnole sauce. Clarified butter, vegetable oils, bacon drippings or lard are commonly used fats. It is used as a thickener for gravy, other sauces, soups and stews. It is typically made from equal parts of flour and fat by weight. When used in Italian food, roux is traditionally equal parts of butter and flour. In Cajun cuisine, roux is made with bacon fat or oil instead of butter and dark brown in color, which lends much richness of flavor, albeit less thickening power. Central European cuisine uses lard or more recently vegetable oil instead of butter for the preparation of roux. Further, Japanese Curry, or karē, is made from a roux made by frying yellow-curry powder, butter or oil, and flour together. The French term roux has become a loan-word in Japanese, , or more specifically karērū.

Definition of roux in the English dictionary

The definition of roux in the dictionary is a mixture of equal amounts of fat and flour, heated, blended, and used as a basis for sauces.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROUX

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ROUX

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morceaux
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Sioux
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Theroux

Synonyms and antonyms of roux in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «roux» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROUX

Find out the translation of roux to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of roux from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «roux» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

汤汁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

roux
570 millions of speakers

English

roux
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रॉक्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ру
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

roux
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Roux
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

roux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Roux
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mehlschwitze
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ルー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Roux
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Roux
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரோக்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रॉक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

meyane
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

roux
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Roux
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ру
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Roux
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ρου
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Roux
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

roux
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

roux
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of roux

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROUX»

The term «roux» is very widely used and occupies the 18.101 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROUX» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about roux

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QUOTES WITH «ROUX»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word roux.
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Yolanda Adams
I cook everything from Italian to Cajun food. I have now mastered the roux for gumbo. I love cooking.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROUX»

Discover the use of roux in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to roux and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cut & Run
"Cut & Run Series: Book One" A series of murders in New York City has stymied the police and FBI alike, and they suspect the culprit is a single killer sending an indecipherable message.
Madeleine Urban, Abigail Roux, 2008
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Eggs
Classic recipes such as Hollandaise Sauce, Eggs Benedict and Lemon Soufflé are given a modern twist, while Michel's original recipes boast new combinations of flavors or a lighter, simpler style of cooking.
Michel Roux, 2007
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Pastry: Savory and Sweet
For home cooks who want a new bible on the subject of making pie and pastry at home, this book is the answer.
Michel Roux, 2009
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Paris in the Middle Ages
Centering on the streets of this metropolis, Simone Roux peers into the secret lives of people within their homes and the public world of affairs and entertainments, populating the book with laborers, shop keepers, magistrates, thieves, and ...
Simone Roux, 2009
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Michel Roux Sauces
Packed with tips (such as "always add cold water to stock"), this updated edition features over one hundred new photographs and twenty-five new recipes with completely revised and updated text.
Michel Roux, 2010
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Chanel and Her World: Friends, Fashion, and Fame
A pictorial examination of the contributions of Coco Chanel to twentieth-century fashion cites her introduction of bobbed hair, slacks, tanned skin, and the world's first couture perfume, in a volume that features lavish photography ...
Edmonde Charles-Roux, 2005
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Ancient Iraq
Book provides an introduction to the history of ancient Mesopotamia and its civilizations, incorporating archaeological and historical finds up to 1992
Georges Roux, 1992
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The Adventures of Roopster Roux: The Monster All-Stars
When Roopster Roux discovers that Tegore has created a basketball team of monsters, he finds an unusual way to win the game against them.
Lavaille Lavette, 1998
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The African Philosophy Reader
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
P.H. Coetzee, A.P.J. Roux, 2004
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Geometric Data Analysis: From Correspondence Analysis to ...
From Correspondence Analysis to Structured Data Analysis Brigitte Le Roux, Henry Rouanet ... preserving the principles of the GDA construction (Le Roux & Rouanet, 1984). Structured Data Analysis is thus the synthesis between GDA and  ...
Brigitte Le Roux, Henry Rouanet, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROUX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term roux is used in the context of the following news items.
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You're hired! Lord Sugar, Mary Berry and Michel Roux 'influence …
MasterChef star Michel Roux Jr took the top honour, with many considering a career in hospitality and catering after watching him in BBC Two cooking shows ... «BT.com, Jul 15»
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Roux: SARU's plan not a quota system
“The STP is a road map,” said Roux. “We have a destination in mind and know there will be short cuts and at other times we may stray from the path. There are ... «Sport24, Feb 15»
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Model Kyle Roux, Who Appears On 'Ex-Gay' Virginia Billboard, Says …
Model Kyle Roux, who hails from South Africa, says he was shocked that his image was used in the Virginia-based ad, especially because he identifies as an ... «Huffington Post, Dec 14»
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Favourable scan for Le Roux
Le Roux picked up a cheekbone injury in last Saturday's 31-28 win over England at Twickenham. His participation for this Saturday's Test against Italy in Padova ... «SPORT24, Nov 14»
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Michel Roux Jr lets rip about 'hypocritical' and 'two-faced …
HE HAS various Michelin stars but nothing's stopped Michel Roux Jr venting his ... Roux, who owns Le Gavroche in London's Mayfair, says he was outraged by ... «Express.co.uk, Nov 14»
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Roux slapped on wrist for remark to Nel
Pretoria - Judge Thokozile Masipa on Thursday reproached Oscar Pistorius's lawyer Barry Roux for a sarcastic comment to prosecutor Gerry Nel. When court ... «News24, Oct 14»
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Israel Folau and Wallabies wary of Willie le Roux in open Test match …
Folau and Le Roux are considered two of the world's premier number 15s, and there is plenty of respect for the Springbok flyer in the Australia camp for his ... «ABC Online, Sep 14»
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Oscar Pistorius trial: 8 things we learned from defence barrister …
Describing Pistorius' childhood, Roux said: "You're a little boy without legs, you experience daily that you cannot run away. 'I don't have a flight response'. «Mirror.co.uk, Aug 14»
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Oscar Pistorius trial: Gerrie Nel and Barry Roux set for final court …
As Oscar Pistorius's once bright star has fallen in such ugly and harrowing fashion over the last five months, two have risen. Barry Roux and Gerrie Nel are now, ... «The Independent, Aug 14»
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La Roux - 'Trouble in Paradise'
It's a counter-intuitive idea taken to its glorious conclusion on La Roux's second album. Elly Jackson and Ben Langmaid's 2009 debut encapsulated the notion of ... «NME.com, Jul 14»

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