Khmer rouge
French, noun/kmɛʁ ʁuʒ/
Khmer rouge is spelled K-H-M-E-R-R-O-U-G-E (10 letters). Khmer rouge is a French masculine noun meaning “Khmer Rouge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “(Souvent au pluriel) Partisan cambodgien d’un mouvement politique et militaire communiste radical…”.
What does Khmer rouge mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineKhmer Rouge
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Souvent au pluriel) Partisan cambodgien d’un mouvement politique et militaire communiste radical d’inspiration maoïste, qui a dirigé le Cambodge de 1975 à 1979. 2. Extrémiste.
adjective: 1. Relatif aux Khmers rouges.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Khmer rouge
- Khmers rouges plural
- khmers rouges plural masculine
- khmère rouge singular feminine
- khmères rouges plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Khmer rouge?
- /kmɛʁ ʁuʒ/
- \kmɛʁ ʁuʒ\
- [kmɛʁ ʁuʒ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.