roots

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/ɹuːts/Midwestern US/ɹʊts/

noun

Ancestry.

“Jazz has its roots in blues.”

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of root
noun
  1. Ancestry.

    I have both Irish and German roots.

  2. Beginnings; origin.

    Jazz has its roots in blues.

  3. Grown-out hair, often of a grey or natural colour.

    I just coloured my hair and already my roots are showing.

Translations

Finnish juurikasvu, tyvikasvu
  • juurikasvugrown-out hair
  • tyvikasvugrown-out hair
French aïeux, sources
  • aïeuxancestors
  • sourcesbeginnings
  • originesbeginnings
Italian antenati, origini
  • antenatiancestors
  • originibeginnings
  • radicibeginnings
Japanese ルーツ, ルーツ
  • ルーツ (rūtsu)ancestors
  • ルーツ (rūtsu)beginnings
  • 起源 (kigen)beginnings
Polish korzenie, korzenie
  • korzenieancestors
  • korzeniebeginnings
  • źródłabeginnings
  • odrostygrown-out hair
Slovak korene, korene
  • koreneancestors
  • korenebeginnings

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with roots

bootsshootsCouttskibbutzcahootsVaduzwootz
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Anagrams

torsoroostostroSortostoor
Cite this entry
APA

roots. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roots

MLA

“roots.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roots. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roots,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roots.

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