Ruff — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal

a high tight collar

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈʌf/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈʌf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈʌf/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈʌf/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trump ruffle frill trumping Philomachus pugnax choker neck ruff

Parts of Speech

noun	an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal
noun	a high tight collar
noun	common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season
noun	(card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit
verb	play a trump

Word Forms

choke	verb	be too tight; rub or press
ruff	verb	play a trump
trump	verb	play a trump
trump	noun	a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps
trumping	noun	(card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit
ruff	noun	(card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Halskrause

ein äußerer Körperteil bestehend aus Federn oder Haaren um den Hals eines Vogels oder eines anderen Tieres

🇫🇷French

fraise

une partie externe du corps constituée de plumes ou de poils autour du cou d'un oiseau ou d'un autre animal

🇪🇸Spanish

fallar

una parte externa del cuerpo que consiste en plumas o pelo alrededor del cuello de un pájaro u otro animal

🇮🇹Italian

gorgiera

una parte esterna del corpo costituita da piume o peli attorno al collo di un uccello o altro animale

🇳🇱Dutch

kemphaan

een uitwendig lichaamsdeel bestaande uit veren of haar rond de nek van een vogel of ander dier

🇵🇹Portuguese

rufo

uma parte externa do corpo que consiste em penas ou cabelos ao redor do pescoço de um pássaro ou outro animal

🇷🇺Russian

ерш

внешняя часть тела, состоящая из перьев или волос на шее птицы или другого животного

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एक प्रकार की मछली

शरीर का एक बाहरी भाग जिसमें किसी पक्षी या अन्य जानवर की गर्दन के चारों ओर पंख या बाल होते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

রফ

একটি পাখি বা অন্যান্য প্রাণীর ঘাড়ের পালক বা চুল নিয়ে গঠিত একটি বাহ্যিক শরীরের অংশ

🇮🇳Tamil

ரஃப்

ஒரு பறவை அல்லது பிற விலங்கின் கழுத்தில் இறகுகள் அல்லது முடியைக் கொண்ட வெளிப்புற உடல் பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

రఫ్

పక్షి లేదా ఇతర జంతువుల మెడ చుట్టూ ఈకలు లేదా వెంట్రుకలతో కూడిన బాహ్య శరీర భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

रफ

पक्षी किंवा इतर प्राण्याच्या मानेवरील पंख किंवा केसांचा बाह्य शरीराचा भाग

🇮🇳Gujarati

રફ

પક્ષી અથવા અન્ય પ્રાણીની ગરદન વિશેના પીંછા અથવા વાળનો બાહ્ય શરીરનો ભાગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಫ್

ಪಕ್ಷಿ ಅಥವಾ ಇತರ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳ ಕುತ್ತಿಗೆಯ ಗರಿಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಕೂದಲನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಬಾಹ್ಯ ದೇಹದ ಭಾಗ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਫ

ਸਰੀਰ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਬਾਹਰੀ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੰਛੀ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਜਾਨਵਰ ਦੀ ਗਰਦਨ ਦੇ ਖੰਭ ਜਾਂ ਵਾਲ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

رف

جسم کا ایک بیرونی حصہ جس میں پرندوں یا دوسرے جانور کی گردن کے پروں یا بال ہوتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

领子

由鸟类或其他动物颈部周围的羽毛或毛发组成的外部身体部分

🇯🇵Japanese

ラフ

鳥または他の動物の首の周りの羽毛または毛からなる体の外部部分

🇰🇷Korean

주름 옷깃

새나 다른 동물의 목 주위에 깃털이나 털로 구성된 신체 외부 부분

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thô lỗ

một bộ phận cơ thể bên ngoài bao gồm lông hoặc lông quanh cổ của một con chim hoặc động vật khác

🇹🇭Thai

สร้อย

ส่วนของร่างกายภายนอกประกอบด้วยขนหรือขนรอบคอของนกหรือสัตว์อื่น ๆ

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

راف

جزء خارجي من الجسم يتكون من ريش أو شعر حول رقبة طائر أو حيوان آخر

🇮🇷Persian

راف

قسمت خارجی بدن متشکل از پر یا مو در اطراف گردن پرنده یا حیوان دیگر

🇹🇷Turkish

fırfır

bir kuşun veya başka bir hayvanın boynundaki tüylerden veya saçlardan oluşan dış vücut parçası

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