ogre

(Inglés)

  1. A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.
  2. (figuratively) A cruel person.

Frecuencia

C2
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈəʊ.ɡə/
Etimología (Inglés)

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

demonio japonés oni

cara de ogro japonés

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