oeuf
See also: œuf
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French œuf. Doublet of egg, ey, huevo, and ovum.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
oeuf (plural oeufs)
Related terms edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
oeuf m (plural oeufs)
- Nonstandard spelling of œuf.
Usage notes edit
- The œ ligature is often replaced in contemporary French with oe (the œ character does not appear on AZERTY keyboards), but this is nonstandard.
Further reading edit
- “oeuf”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French edit
Noun edit
oeuf m (plural oeufs)
- egg (an ovum)
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