[rə(ʊ)ˈbʌst], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- strong and healthy; vigorous
(e.g: the Caplan family are a robust lot)

- (of wine or food) strong and rich in flavour or smell
(e.g: a robust mixture of fish, onions, capers and tomatoes)


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin robustus ‘firm and hard’, from robus, earlier form of robur ‘oak, strength’