rouage

French

Etymology

From roue +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁwaʒ/

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Noun

rouage m (plural rouages)

1. wheel (in a machine), cog
2. machinery (of an administration etc.)
3. (in the plural) the parts, works; the workings

Further reading

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

Norman

Alternative forms

• rouoge (Jersey, continental Normandy)

Etymology

From Old French roge, from Latin rubeus.

Adjective

rouage m or f

1. (Guernsey) red
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 534:

     Si le soleil est rouage au sèr, / Ch'est pour biau temps aver, / S'il est rouage au matin, / Ch'est la mare au chemin.

     If the sun sets red, it is a sign of fine weather, but when he rises red, you may expect pools of water on the road.