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rigaree

rigaree noun: parallel scores on a raised band, tear, or collar produced using ridges on the edge of a metal wheel.

Noun

rigaree (plural rigarees)

  1. Parallel scores on a raised band, tear, or collar produced using ridges on the edge of a metal wheel.

Forms of rigaree

pluralrigarees

Origin of rigaree

From Italian rigare, from riga (“line”) + -are, inherited from Old Italian riga, from Lombardic rīga (“line, row”), from Proto-Germanic *rīgǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyk- (-kh-) (“to scratch, cut”).

Questions about rigaree

What does rigaree mean?
Rigaree means parallel scores on a raised band, tear, or collar produced using ridges on the edge of a metal wheel.
What part of speech is rigaree?
Rigaree is a noun.
What is the plural of rigaree?
The plural of rigaree is rigarees.

Words near rigaree in the dictionary

  1. rigamajigs
  2. rigamarole
  3. rigamaroles
  4. Rigan
  5. Rigans
  6. rigaree
  7. rigarees
  8. Rigas
  9. Rigases
  10. rigation
  11. rigatone

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