rouage

French

Etymology

From roue +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁwaʒ/

Noun

rouage m (plural rouages)

wheel (in a machine), cog
machinery (of an administration etc.)
(in the plural) the parts, works; the workings

Further reading

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

Norman

Alternative forms

rouoge (Jersey, continental Normandy)

Etymology

From Old French roge, from Latin rubeus.

Adjective

rouage m, f

(Guernsey) red

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