ogre
English
/ˈəʊ.ɡə/, /ˈoʊ.ɡɚ/
noun
Definitions
- (mythology) A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.
- (figuratively) A brutish man reminiscent of the mythical ogre.
Etymology
Borrowed from French ogre (ogre) derived from Latin Orcus (god of the underworld) derived from Ancient Greek Ὄρκος.
Origin
Ancient Greek
Ὄρκος
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ogreish English
- ogreishly English
- ogreism English
- ogrelike English
- ogress English
- ogrish English
- ogrishly English
- ogry English
- Orcus Latin
- orcus Latin
- Orco Italian
- orco Italian
- ogre French
- ogresse French
- huerco Spanish, Castilian
- Ὄρκος Ancient Greek
- *h₂erk- Proto-Indo-European
- ogro Portuguese
- オーガ Japanese
- ogr Polish