onagre

French

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek, via Latin and Old French, see onager.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.naɡʁ/

Noun

onagre m (plural onagres)

1. onager (mammal)
2. onager (machinery)

Etymology 2

From New Latin onagra, used in 1587. Probably "food of the onager".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.naɡʁ/

Noun

onagre f (plural onagres)

1. Oenothera, evening primrose

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• orange, organe, rongea