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French
Etymology
From roue + -age.
Pronunciation
Noun
rouage m (plural rouages)
- wheel (in a machine), cog
- machinery (of an administration etc.)
- (in the plural) the parts, works; the workings
Further reading
Norman
- rouoge (Jersey, continental Normandy)
Etymology
From Old French roge, from Latin rubeus.
Adjective
rouage m or f
- (Guernsey) red
1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore, page 534:Si le soleil est rouage au sèr, / Ch'est pour biau temps aver, / S'il est rouage au matin, / Ch'est la mare au chemin.- If the sun sets red, it is a sign of fine weather, but when he rises red, you may expect pools of water on the road.