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roug noun silver 19. etymology: origin obscure; perhaps a development of Romany rup, rupenoe with the same meaninng; only collected by Simson (1865) and attested by 3 of his informants note:

Grellmann (1787) collected rùp and ruppa ‘Silver’ from Continental gipsies. It is also the origin of rupee ‘a silver coin’ the currency of India. Smart & Crofton (1875) all collected a form Roop ‘silver’ from English Gypsies. Compare chinda