rouge

Pronunciation: /ˈɹuːʒ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
  2. verb redden by applying rouge to

Etymology

Borrowed from French rouge, from Latin rubeus. Compare rare Middle English rouge, rouȝ (“red”); later borrowed again, as it is not attested until c. 1750. The game senses are of unknown origin according to the Oxford English Dictionary.

In classic literature

Synonyms

paint, blusher

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
makeup

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