rauque,a.rare.|rɔːk| [a. F. rauque, ad. L. raucus: cf. rauc, rauk.] Hoarse, harsh. 1848Lytton K. Arthur ix. lxxxvi, The deaf'ning, strident, rauque, Homeric roar.1859R. F. Burton in Jrnl.Geog.Soc. XXIX. 214 The rauque bellow of the hippopotamus is heard on its banks.