Rubicund \ROO-bih-kund\ , adjective;
1. Inclining to redness; ruddy; red
This word dates to the 1500's and either comes from French rubicond or directly from Latin rubicundus, which is derived from rubere ("to be red").
Today's word and the first definition were both taken from Dictionary.com's 'Word of the Day' for Sunday, February 27
Etymologies come from the Oxford English Dictionary and/or Etymonline.com
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