What is the Latin word for hoarse?

The usual Latin words for “hoarse” are raucus, rogitō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“hoarse” in Latin

raucushoarse; harsh, rough, grating, husky (sound); raucous rogitōto ask or inquire insistently, frequently or eagerly

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

hoarse

raucus: somewhat hoarse, subraucus: to cry or scream one’s self hoarse, ad ravim usque declamare (Vid: Lindem. ad Vit. Duumv., p. 12): to become hoarse, raucum fieri; irraucescere: to have made one’s self (talked one’s self) hoarse, jam raucum esse factum (e.g., rogitando): to ask anything till one is hoarse, or to make one’s self hoarse with asking, usque ad ravim poscere.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for hoarse?: The usual Latin words for “hoarse” are raucus, rogitō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.