r 1 o 1 u 1 g 2 e 1
5 letters · 6 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
verb redden by applying rouge to
originBorrowed 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.
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