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ogro

ogre

noun OH-groh Rare
Arts & Culture Literature

Origin: From French ogre, possibly from Latin Orcus (god of the underworld).

Usage Note

Ogro refers to a large, monstrous humanoid creature that eats people, familiar from fairy tales — el ogro del cuento ('the ogre in the story'). Figuratively it describes a frightening, cruel, or ill-tempered person: es un ogro con sus empleados ('he's an ogre with his employees'). The feminine ogra exists but is rare; most references use the masculine even for unnamed creatures.

Examples

"El ogro vivía en un castillo oscuro y solitario."

Natural Translation

The ogre lived in a dark and lonely castle.

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