rouage
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rouage m (plural rouages)
- wheel (in a machine), cog
- machinery (of an administration etc.)
- (in the plural) the parts, works; the workings
Further reading edit
- “rouage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman edit
Alternative forms edit
- rouoge (Jersey, continental Normandy)
Etymology edit
From Old French roge, from Latin rubeus.
Adjective edit
rouage m or f