rote

“rote” is a Swedish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

a district (of a parish or town, for the purpose of fire fighting, road maintenance, mail forwarding, social care, etc.)
a file, a section, a squad, a pair (of soldiers, of aircraft)

Etymology

Old Swedish rote, from Middle French route, roupte (“disorderly flight of troops”), literally "a breaking off, rupture," from Vulgar Latin *rupta (“a dispersed group”), literally "a broken group," from Latin rupta. Related to English rout.

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More Swedish words

rotabagge
rotation
rotationsfält
rotationsyta
rotel
rotera
roterare
roterbar

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