ogre

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related terms 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

c. 18th c., from French ogre, from Latin Orcus (“‘god of the underworld’”), from Ancient Greek Όρκος (Horkos), the personified demon of oaths (ὅρκος (“‘oath’”)) who inflicts punishment upon perjurers.

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• (UK) IPA: /ˈəʊ.gə/
• (US) enPR: ōʹgûr, IPA: /ˈoʊ.gɚ/
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• Rhymes: -əʊɡə(r)

[edit] Noun

ogre (plural ogres)

1. A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.
2. A brutish man whose behavior resembles that of the mythical ogre.

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• ogreish, ogrish
• ogress
• ogry

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɔɡʁ/

[edit] Etymology

From Latin Orcus.

[edit] Noun

ogre m. (plural ogres; feminine ogresse, plural ogresses)

1. (mythology) ogre