onagre

French

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔ.naɡʁ/

Noun

onagre m (plural onagres)

onager (mammal)
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)

Oenothera, evening primrose

Further reading

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

Anagrams

orange, organe, rongea

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