ouf
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Interjection edit
ouf
- 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 edit
Adjective edit
ouf (plural ouf or oufs) (usually invariable)
Noun edit
ouf m (plural oufs)
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “ouf”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.