French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French raucus, borrowed from Latin raucus. Cf. also enrouer.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁoːk/
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  • Rhymes: -ok

Adjective

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rauque (plural rauques)

  1. hoarse, raspy (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice)
    voix rauqueraspy voice

Derived terms

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Verb

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rauque

  1. inflection of rauquer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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Old French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin raucus. Compare the inherited ro.

Adjective

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rauque m (oblique and nominative feminine singular rauque)

  1. hoarse (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice)

Descendants

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  • French: rauque