fragor

noun /ˈfɹeɪ̯ɡə/

1. A loud and sudden sound; the report of anything bursting; a crash.

   The direful fragor, when some southern blast / Tears from the Alps a ridge of knotty oaks[…]

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin fragor (“a breaking to pieces”), from frangō (“to break”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry fragor (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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