hoarse

Pronunciation: /hɔːs/

The English word “hoarse” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc.

verb

To utter hoarsely; to croak.

Etymology

From Middle English hors, hos, from Old English hās, *hārs, from Proto-Germanic *haisaz, *haisraz, akin to Old Norse háss (West Norse) and heiss (East Norse) (whence Icelandic hás, Norwegian Nynorsk hås, Norwegian Bokmål hes and Swedish hes).

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