morgue en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /moɹɡ/ (General-American)
- /mɔː(ɹ)ɡ/ without the horse–hoarse merger
- /mɔːɡ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [mo̞ɹɡ] (General-American)
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Etymology
Borrowed from French morgue. The second sense developed from the first, via "a prison examination room", probably with reference to the haughty attitude of the jailers.
Meanings
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(archaic) A supercilious or haughty attitude; arrogance.
They being newcomers, free from the western morgue so soon caught by Oriental Europeans, were particularly civil to me, even wishing to mix me a strong draught; but I was not so fortunate with all on board.
1855, Sir Richard Burton, Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah, Dover, published 1964, page 34:
- A building or room where dead bodies are kept before their proper burial or cremation, (now) particularly in legal and law enforcement contexts.
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(dated, slang) The archive and background information division of a newspaper.
Librarian Talks of Newspaper Morgue
1921 July 2, Joseph F. Kwapil, Fourth Estate, page 5:Shand: get down to the Record and the Trib. See what they've got on Elliot in their morgues.
2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 109:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| morgues | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (136)
ro morgă (place for dead people) · mn хүүрийн байшин (place for dead people) · ja 霊安室 (place for dead people) · el νεκροθάλαμος (place for dead people) · da ligkapel (place for dead people) · tpi mog (place for dead people) · el νεκροτομείο (place for dead people) · az morq (place for dead people) · uz murdaxona (place for dead people) · mn оршуулгын (place for dead people) · bg мо́рга (place for dead people) · fa مُردِهخانِه (place for dead people) · ja 死体安置所 (place for dead people) · az ölüxana (place for dead people) · be морг (place for dead people) · it camera mortuaria (place for dead people) · ur مُردَہ خانَہ (place for dead people) · gu મોર્ગ (place for dead people) · ar مَشْرَحَة (place for dead people) · ja モルグ (place for dead people) · sh mr̀tvāčnica (place for dead people) · ja 霊安所 (place for dead people) · fi ruumishuone (place for dead people) · ug ئۆلۈكخانا (place for dead people) · cmn 殮房 /殓房 (place for dead people) · pl kostnica (place for dead people) · be пако́йніцкая (place for dead people) · tg морг (place for dead people) · is líkhús (place for dead people) · el νεκροφυλακείο (place for dead people) · my ရင်ခွဲရုံ (place for dead people) · vi nhà xác (place for dead people) · nl lijkenhuis (place for dead people) · et surnukamber (place for dead people) · uk мертве́цька (place for dead people) · th ห้องดับจิต (place for dead people) · nan-hbl 死人厝 (place for dead people) · tr morg (place for dead people) · my ရေခဲတိုက် (place for dead people) · tk jynaza degişli (place for dead people) · kmr morg (place for dead people) · ka მორგი (place for dead people) · uz oʻlikxona (place for dead people) · mi whare tūpāpaku (place for dead people) · uz morg (place for dead people) · cy madrodd (place for dead people) · ht mòg (place for dead people) · km សវមន្ទីរ (place for dead people) · hi शवगृह (place for dead people) · tk morg (place for dead people) · sk márnica (place for dead people) · tl morge (place for dead people) · lo ໂຮງເຢັນ (place for dead people) · hu hullaház (place for dead people) · pt morgue (place for dead people) · lt morgas (place for dead people) · ky табыткана (place for dead people) · yi מאָרג (place for dead people) · sv bårhus (place for dead people) · sl mrtvašnica (place for dead people) · gl depósito de cadáveres (place for dead people) · nb likhus (place for dead people) · et surnukuur (place for dead people) · sq morg (place for dead people) · ca dipòsit de cadàvers (place for dead people) · ru поко́йницкая (place for dead people) · et morg (place for dead people) · la mortuārium (place for dead people) · ro cameră mortuară (place for dead people) · az meyitxana (place for dead people) · sw mochari (place for dead people) · uk трупа́рня (place for dead people) · af lykhuis (place for dead people) · lo ເຮືອນເຢັນ (place for dead people) · lt lavoninė (place for dead people) · de Leichenhaus (place for dead people) · ru морг (place for dead people) · kk мәйітхана (place for dead people) · id kamar mayat (place for dead people) · cmn 太平間 /太平间 (place for dead people) · sw chumba cha maiti (place for dead people) · pt necrotério (place for dead people) · sh мр̀тва̄чница (place for dead people) · mn гашуудлын (place for dead people) · af dodehuis (place for dead people) · ko 시체공시소 (place for dead people) · ko 영안실 (place for dead people) · lo ຫ້ອງເຢັນ (place for dead people) · uk морг (place for dead people) · ps مړيځی (place for dead people) · de Leichenschauhaus (place for dead people) · bn শবাগার (place for dead people) · cy marwdy (place for dead people) · hy դիահերձարան (place for dead people) · hy դիարան (place for dead people) · be мярцве́цкая (place for dead people) · oc mòrga (place for dead people) · it obitorio (place for dead people) · fa سَردخانِه (place for dead people) · mk мртовечница (place for dead people) · km ផ្ទះសព (place for dead people) · hi मुर्दाघर (place for dead people) · cs márnice (place for dead people) · kk өлікхана (place for dead people) · ms rumah mayat (place for dead people) · hu halottasház (place for dead people) · kk мүрдехана (place for dead people) · lv morgs (place for dead people) · fr morgue (place for dead people) · fa مُردِهشویخانِه (place for dead people) · luy emochari (place for dead people) · ky өлүккана (place for dead people) · es morgue (place for dead people) · ug جەسەتخانا (place for dead people) · ky морг (place for dead people) · eo kadavrejo (place for dead people) · km ឆវគ្រឹះ (place for dead people) · da lighus (place for dead people) · tg мурдахона (place for dead people) · ru мертве́цкая (place for dead people) · gl depósito (place for dead people) · tr ölühane (place for dead people) · th โรงเก็บศพ (place for dead people) · nl mortuarium (place for dead people) · id rumah mayat (place for dead people) · es depósito de cadáveres (place for dead people) · be трупя́рня (place for dead people) · uk покі́йницька (place for dead people) · ky өлүкжай (place for dead people) · fo líkhús (place for dead people) · ja 死体置き場 (place for dead people) · ja 遺体安置所 (place for dead people) · he חֲדַר מֵתִים (place for dead people) · de Leichenhalle (place for dead people) · ga marbhlann (place for dead people) · cmn 停屍房 /停尸房 (place for dead people)