rufous

Meaning

Adj

of a reddish colour

Noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis) Ellipsis of rufous hummingbird.
2. (uncountable) A reddish-brown colour, as of rust.

Synonyms

whistler

redhead

ginger

red-head

nightingale

common nightingale

reddish brown

Translations

Rotbraun

υπέρυθρος

ερυθροκίτρινος

rossignol philomèle

brun rougeâtre

brun-rouge

Luscinia megarhynchos

rouxinol-comum

bermejo

pelirrojo

rojo

rufo

kırmızımsı kahverengi

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹuːfəs/

Etymology

From Latin rūfus (“red”).