orage

French

Etymology

From Old French ore (“wind”) (ultimately from Latin aura (“breeze”)) + -age, less likely from a Vulgar Latin root *auraticum. Compare Occitan auratge, auro, oro, Catalan oratge, ora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.ʁaʒ/

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Noun

orage m (plural orages)

1. thunderstorm
2. storm, upset
3. (literary) turmoil, tumult
4. A device on an organ, which produces a "thunder" effect, usually by playing a large cluster chord on the pedalboard

Derived terms

• orageux

Further reading

• “orage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Old French

Etymology

From ore (“wind”), from Latin aura (“breeze”).

Noun

orage oblique singular, m (oblique plural orages, nominative singular orages, nominative plural orage)

1. storm; tempest

Synonyms

• tempeste

Descendants

• French: orage