French

Proper noun

Hongrie f

1. Hungary

Usage notes

Though the ‘h’ is silent at the beginning, the word and its derivations are always considered to begin in a consonant, so one says la Hongrie, en Hongrie /ɑ̃ ɔ̃ɡʁi/, le Hongrois, la Hongroise and les Hongrois(es) /le ɔ̃ɡʁwa(z)/, etc...

Related terms

Norman

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Hungāria.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hongrie f

1. (Jersey) Hungary