rouge C1 Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /ruːʒ/ UK /ruːʒ/ See IPA manual Freq #11575 Meanings 1 noun a red or pink cosmetic applied to the cheeks; blusher She put powder and rouge into the handbag before leaving. 2 verb to color the cheeks or another surface red with rouge The actor rouged his cheeks to make them visible beneath the stage lights. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a red or pink cosmetic... blusherblush 2 verb · to color the cheeks or... reddencolor Word family Related forms cosmeticrubyred Etymology Borrowed from French rouge ("red"), from Latin rubeus ("reddish"). The English cosmetic noun arose from the color word, and the verb followed from the practice of applying the pigment. Topics Clothing & Appearance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # rouge **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ruːʒ/ **IPA (UK):** /ruːʒ/ **Frequency rank:** 11575 ## Meanings 1. a red or pink cosmetic applied to the cheeks; blusher 2. to color the cheeks or another surface red with rouge ## Examples - She put powder and rouge into the handbag before leaving. - The actor rouged his cheeks to make them visible beneath the stage lights. ## Synonyms - blusher - blush - redden - color ## Related Forms - cosmetic - ruby - red ## Etymology Borrowed from French rouge ("red"), from Latin rubeus ("reddish"). The English cosmetic noun arose from the color word, and the verb followed from the practice of applying the pigment. ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance markdown