ouragan

French

Etymology

Ultimately from Taíno *hurakā (“hurricane”), via a Caribbean form with /-ɡ-/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.ʁa.ɡɑ̃/

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• Homophone: ouragans

Noun

ouragan m (plural ouragans)

1. (weather) hurricane

Descendants

• Saint Dominican Creole French: zouragan
• Polish: huragan
  • → Yiddish: הוראַגאַן (huragan)
• Russian: урага́н (uragán)
  • → Yiddish: הוראַגאַן (huragan)
• Ukrainian: урага́н (urahán), гураґа́н (huragán) — 1928-1933 spelling
  • → Yiddish: הוראַגאַן (huragan)

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French ouragan.

Noun

ouragan m (plural ouragans)

1. (Jersey, weather) hurricane