German word

roh

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁoː/

Meaning

  • adjectiveraw

Example

Ich mag rohes Gemüse.

I like raw vegetables.

Illustration for roh (raw)

More examples

In Reality-Shows sieht man oft rohe Gefühle.

In reality shows, you often see raw emotions.

Core concept

A thing still close to its original state, like a carrot just pulled from the soil or an idea not yet developed.

Common phrases

  • rohe Gefühle

    raw emotions

  • rohe Daten

    raw data

Similar words

ungekocht: Not heated as part of cooking or preparation.
naturbelassen: Unaltered by artificial processing or added ingredients.
unbehandelt: Not treated with chemicals or subjected to processing.
unverarbeitet: Not yet processed into a finished industrial product.

Definition in German

ohne Zubereitung oder Verarbeitung; im ursprünglichen, ungekochten Zustand

Word origin

German roh comes from Old High German roh and is cognate with English raw, describing something uncooked or otherwise untreated.

Usage tips

  • Before a neuter noun after an indefinite article, it appears as rohes, as in rohes Gemüse; the ending changes with gender, case, and determiner.

Other meanings

  • unprocessedadjective

Opposites

  • veredeltrefinedadjective
  • bearbeitetprocessedadjective

Related words

  • Rohschnittrough cutnoun
  • Rohdiamantrough diamondnoun

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