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orc

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орк

Ork

A mythical evil monstrous humanoid creature, usually quite aggressive and often greenA mythical evil monstrous humanoid creature, usually quite aggressive and often green.

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UK/ɔːk/US/ɔɹk/

» Go kiss an orc.

Йди поцілуй орка.

Meaning

4 senses

A mythical evil monstrous humanoid creature, usually quite aggressive and often green.
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(derogatory, slang)A Russian soldier or gangster.
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(Internet, broadly, ethnic, slur)A Russian person.
(archaic)Any of several large, ferocious sea creatures, now especially the killer whale.

Examples

26 sentences

Go kiss an orc.
Йди поцілуй орка.
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The necromancer raised the orc corpses.
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There are no orcs on this continent.
ruНа этом континенте нет орков.
deAuf diesem Kontinent gibt es keine Orcs.
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What's the difference between orcs and goblins?
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There's an encampment of orcs on the way.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

evil monstrous humanoid creature:

Русский

By meaning 1

evil monstrous humanoid creature:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

evil monstrous humanoid creature:

Origin

From Middle French orque, Italian orca, and their source, Latin orca (“type of whale”). Do

From Middle French orque, Italian orca, and their source, Latin orca (“type of whale”). Doublet of orca.

Probably from Italian orco (“man-eating giant”); later revived by J. R. R. Tolkien, partly after Old English orc, which he took to mean "demon". Both are from Latin Orcus (“the underworld; the god Pluto”). Doublet of ogre and Orcus.

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