morgue
French, noun/mɔʁɡ/
morgue is spelled M-O-R-G-U-E (6 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written French, the 22,802nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Morgue is a French feminine noun meaning “morgue, mortuary (place where dead bodies are stored)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Contenance fière et orgueilleuse ; arrogance”.
What does morgue mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemorgue, mortuary (place where dead bodies are stored)
- 2
femininemorgue, coldness, disdain, arrogance (supercilious attitude)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Contenance fière et orgueilleuse ; arrogance. 2. Qui a les caractères de ce comportement.
noun: 1. Endroit où l’on expose les cadavres des personnes inconnues trouvées mortes hors de leur domicile, afin qu’elles puissent être identifiées.
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 morgue
- morgues plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce morgue?
- /mɔʁɡ/
- \mɔʁɡ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to morgue
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is morgue in French?
morgue appears 1.7 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).