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rouage

rouage

French

Noun

rouage m ‎(plural rouages)

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

Norman

Alternative forms

rouoge (Jersey, continental Normandy)

Etymology

From Old French roge, from Latin rubeus.

Adjective

rouage m, f

(Guernsey) red