fragor
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fragor¹
- /ˈfɹeɪ̯ɡə/ UK
- /ˈfɹeɪ̯ɡɚ/ Canada, US
Sounds like fragger (/æ/ raising, Upper Midwestern US, Northwestern US, Canada) · Rhymes with -eɪɡə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin fragor (“a breaking to pieces”), from frangō (“to break”).
noun fragors
- A loud and sudden sound; the report of anything bursting; a crash. The direful fragor, when some southern blast / Tears from the Alps a ridge of knotty oaks[…]
fragor²
- /ˈfɹeɪ̯ɡə/ UK
- /ˈfɹeɪ̯ɡɚ/ Canada, US
Sounds like fragger (/æ/ raising, Upper Midwestern US, Northwestern US, Canada) · Rhymes with -eɪɡə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From the above, by confusion with the root of fragrant.
noun fragors
- A strong or sweet scent; fragrance. it seems offensive; and tasted, penetrates a strong brain by its fragor
Talk about this word "fragor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fragor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fragor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fragor "fragor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fragor.Cite this
@misc{fragor_2026,
title = {fragor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fragor},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
