engrenage

French

engrenage

Etymology

From engrener +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ɡʁə.naʒ/

Noun

engrenage m (plural engrenages)

1. gear (a wheel with grooves)
2. (figuratively) inescapable sequence of events; slippery slope

Derived terms

• mettre le doigt dans l’engrenage

Descendants

• → Greek: γρανάζι (granázi)

Further reading

• engrenage on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr
• “engrenage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.