Roe dictionary definition

roe

[rō]

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noun

Roe means fish eggs.
An example of roe is the fish eggs that need to be cleaned out of a salmon before grilling it.

Fish eggs are called roe.

roe

noun

fish eggs, esp. when still massed in the ovarian membrane
the swollen ovaries or expelled eggs of certain crustaceans, as the coral of a lobster

Origin of roe

Middle English rowe, rowne, akin to (or ; from uncertain or unknown; perhaps ) Old Norse hrogn, akin to Old High German rogo ; from Indo-European base an unverified form krek- from source Latvian kukulis, frog's eggs

noun

pl. roe or roes

a small, agile, graceful European and Asiatic deer (Capreolus capreolus)

also called roe deer

Origin of roe

Middle English ro ; from Old English ra, akin to Old High German reho, Middle Dutch ree ; from Indo-European an unverified form roiko- ; from base an unverified form rei-, an unverified form roi-, striped, spotted from source Latvian raibs, colorful, striped, Sanskrit riśya, male antelope

roe

noun

The eggs or spawn of a fish, contained within or separated from the ovary, especially when prepared as food. Also called hard roe.
The milt-containing testes of a fish, especially when prepared as food. Also called soft roe.
The eggs or gonads of certain marine invertebrates, such as a lobster or a sea urchin.

Origin of roe

Middle English roughe, ro, from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch roge.

roe

Proper noun

A surname, from a Middle English nickname meaning a roe.

Usage notes

This is often used as a pseudonymous surname.

Anagrams

o'er, ore, Ore., öre, øre

Initialism

(plural ROEs)

(accounting) Return on equity â€” A measure of how well a company used reinvested earnings to generate additional earnings.
(military) Rules of engagement â€” Rules on when to fire or return fire