Definition of ROUILLE

rouille

Plural: rouilles

Noun

  • A pungent, peppery, garlic-flavored sauce, often served with seafood.
  • A type of sauce from Provence, France, often served with fish dishes, consisting of egg yolk and olive oil with breadcrumbs, chili peppers, garlic, and saffron.

Examples

  • His opponent’s aggressive play left a ROUILLE-like sting on his Scrabble board.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French rouille (“rouille (sauce); rust”); the sauce is so named because its colour resembles that of rust.

Scrabble Score: 7

rouille: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
rouille: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rouille: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

rouille: valid Words With Friends Word