orque
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔʁk/
Audio (Switzerland (Valais)): (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Etymology 1
From Middle French orque, borrowed from Latin orca (“a certain kind of marine animal”).
Noun
orque f (plural orques)
- killer whale; orca
- Synonym: épaulard
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English orc. Doublet of ogre.
Noun
orque m or f by sense (plural orques)
Further reading
- “orque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
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