fragor

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɹeɪɡə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -eɪɡə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin fragor (“a breaking to pieces”), from frangō (“to break”). ==== Noun ==== fragor (plural fragors) A loud and sudden sound; the report of anything bursting; a crash. === Etymology 2 === From the above, by confusion with the root of fragrant. ==== Noun ==== fragor (plural fragors) (obsolete, proscribed) A strong or sweet scent; fragrance. === References === “fragor”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Latin == === Etymology === From frangō (“break, shatter”) +‎ -or. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfra.ɡɔr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfraː.ɡor] === Noun === fragor m (genitive fragōris); third declension a breaking, shattering a crash Sextus magnum fragorem audit ― Sextus hears the great crash. an uproar Synonyms: sēditiō, tumultus, perculsus, concursus, inquiētūdō a clamor, din Synonyms: clangor, strepitus, clāmor ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== fragilis fragmentum fragōsus frangō ==== Descendants ==== === References === “fragor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “fragor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers fragor in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2026), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication “fragor”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin fragor (“a breaking to pieces”), from frangere (“to break”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === fragor m (plural fragores) bang, boom (sudden percussive noise) Synonyms: estrépito, estridor, estrondo, estampido === Further reading === “fragor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “fragor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin fragor (“a breaking to pieces”), from frangere (“to break”). === Noun === fragor m (plural fragores) clamour, din heat === Further reading === “fragor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025