otage

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French hostage. By surface analysis, hôte +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.taʒ/

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Noun

otage m or f by sense (plural otages)

1. hostage

   Prendre (quelqu’un) en otage. ― To take (someone) as a hostage.

Further reading

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