Masculine

orage

Meaning

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

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɔ.ʁaʒ/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French orage m, from Vulgar Latin *aurāticum m, derived from Latin aura f (“wind, breeze”).

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