Masculine

rubí

Meaning

  1. (masculine) ruby (gem)
  2. (masculine) jewel (of analog watch)

Frequency

20k
Hyphenated as
ru‧bí
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ruˈbi/
Etymology

In summary

15th-century borrowing from Catalan robí, from Old French rubin, from Medieval Latin rubīnus, from Latin rubeus (“red”) + -īnus (diminutive).

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