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rubio

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Galician

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Galician vaca rubia

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin rubeus. Cognate with Portuguese ruivo and Spanish rubio.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrubjo/ [ˈru.β̞jʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ubjo
  • Hyphenation: ru‧bio

Adjective

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rubio (feminine rubia, masculine plural rubios, feminine plural rubias)

  1. red
    • c1350, K. M. Parker (ed.), Historia Troyana. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento", page 185:
      el RRey Faraõ, o que morreu ẽno mar RRubio quando ya pos los judeus
      the Pharaoh king, the one who died at the Red Sea when chasing the Jews
  2. reddish, ginger
  3. dark blond
  4. blushed

Derived terms

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Noun

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rubio m (plural rubios, feminine rubia, feminine plural rubias)

  1. blond or red person
  2. gurnard (fish)

Derived terms

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References

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin rubeus. Doublet of roya or royo, as well as the borrowing rúbeo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrubjo/ [ˈru.β̞jo]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ubjo
  • Syllabification: ru‧bio

Adjective

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rubio (feminine rubia, masculine plural rubios, feminine plural rubias)

  1. blond
    Synonym: blondo (literary)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Tagalog: rubyo

Noun

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rubio m (plural rubios, feminine rubia, feminine plural rubias)

  1. a blond (or blonde) person
  2. gurnard (fish)
    Synonym: trilla

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