rauque

French

Etymology

From Old French raucus, borrowed from Latin raucus. Cf. also enrouer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁok/

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• Rhymes: -ok

Adjective

rauque (plural rauques)

1. hoarse (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice)

Derived terms

• rauquement

Verb

rauque

1. first-person singular present indicative of rauquer
2. third-person singular present indicative of rauquer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of rauquer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of rauquer
5. second-person singular imperative of rauquer

Further reading

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

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Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin raucus. Compare the inherited ro.

Adjective

rauque m (oblique and nominative feminine singular rauque)

1. hoarse (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice)

Descendants

• French: rauque