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ogress in Japanese

ogress in Japanese is 鬼女 — ogress means a woman who is an ogre, a cruel giant from folk tales.

ogress in Japanese

鬼女
noun
Pronounced: kijo
A female ogre.

What does "ogress" mean?

  1. noun A woman who is an ogre, a cruel giant from folk tales.
    "This ogress too was begotten of the blood of Cain, whose brood had been doomed forever to the icy floods and freezing waters of the earth."
  2. noun A woman who is fierce, unpleasant, or frightening.
    "I remember being the fall guy for the family, having to take the rent down to the ogress of a landlady so that my parents wouldn't have to face her."
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ogress in a sentence

  • This ogress too was begotten of the blood of Cain, whose brood had been doomed forever to the icy floods and freezing waters of the earth.
  • I remember being the fall guy for the family, having to take the rent down to the ogress of a landlady so that my parents wouldn't have to face her.

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What is "ogress" in Japanese?
"ogress" in Japanese is 鬼女. ogress means: A woman who is an ogre, a cruel giant from folk tales.
How do you pronounce 鬼女?
"ogress" in Japanese is 鬼女, pronounced "kijo".
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