ogre

Etymology

First attested in the 18th century, borrowed from French ogre, from Latin Orcus (“god of the underworld”), from Ancient Greek Όρκος (Órkos), the personified demon of oaths (ὅρκος (hórkos, “oath”)) who inflicts punishment upon perjurers. Doublet of orc.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈəʊ.ɡə/
• (US) enPR: ōʹgûr, IPA^(key): /ˈoʊ.ɡɚ/

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• Rhymes: -əʊɡə(r)

Noun

ogre (plural ogres)

1. (mythology) A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.
2. (figuratively) A brutish man reminiscent of the mythical ogre.

Anagrams

• Geor., Gero, Gore, Rego, ergo, ergo-, gero-, goer, gore, orge, rego

Etymology

From Latin Orcus, with metathesis. See also lutin, derived from Latin Neptunus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔɡʁ/

Noun

ogre m (plural ogres, feminine ogresse)

1. (mythology) ogre

Further reading

• “ogre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• orge

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɣɾɨ/

Noun

ogre m (plural ogres, feminine ogra, feminine plural ogras)

1. (Portugal) Alternative form of ogro