ouf
French
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInterjection
editouf
- phew!, whew! (expressing relief)
- Used to represent the cry of a pig.
- 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 67:
- "Ouf, Ouf," grunted the pig, and swallowed the pancake in one gulp, and as the pancake couldn't get any farther, well, you see we can't go on with this story any farther, either.
Etymology 2
editAdjective
editouf (plural ouf or oufs) (usually invariable)
Noun
editouf m (plural oufs)
Synonyms
editFurther reading
edit- “ouf”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.