virage

French

Etymology

From virer +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vi.ʁaʒ/
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Noun

virage m (plural virages)

bend, turn, curve
Synonym: tournant
change, shift (in orientation)
(skiing) turn
change in colour

Descendants

→ Persian: ویراژ (virâž, “swerve, veer”)
→ Romanian: viraj
→ Russian: вира́ж (viráž)
→ Turkish: viraj

Further reading

“virage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

rivage

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