Romi. Rom. A married gypsywoman; fem. of rom, a husband; a married gypsy.
Roque. Span. and Port. The “rook,” or “castle,” at chess. Pers. rukh. The same word is used for the fabulous bird of immense size so often mentioned in Oriental tales.
Rouble. Russ. A kind of Russian money, either silver or paper. Its present value is about two shillings.
Ruah. Arab, and Hebr. Spirit. Used throughout the Old Test, to denote the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit.
Rufianesco. Span. Ruffian, criminal.
Rune. Eng. (1) A letter of the ancient Scandinavian alphabet, usually carved on stone. (2) A short mystic sentence of Scandinavian origin. Norse and Danish rune, Swed. runa.
Sabio. Span. and Port. Learned. King Alfonso X. was surnamed El Sabio, which is sometimes erroneously rendered “The Wise.” Sabio is, rather, “erudite;” and the king was undoubtedly the most learned man of his time, though his government was not always by any means wise.
Sacro. Span. and Port. Sacred.
Safacoro. Rom. The city of Seville. P. ii. 248. J. gives Sevillano = Safacorano.
Sagadua, Sagardua. Basque. Cider; i.e. the strong or Spanish cider, called in French Basque charnoa or sharnoa, as distinguished from the weak cider which is made from apples rotted in water. A probable etymology is sagar = apple; arno = wine.