bœuf
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[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
Old French buef, boef, from Latin bos, bovis.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
bœuf m. (plural bœufs)
- ox
- beef
- jam (session) - faire un bœuf = to have a jam session
- (Quebec, slang) A police officer; a pig.
- 1996, Chrystine Brouillet, C'est pour mieux t'aimer, mon enfant, ISBN 2-89021-276-9, page 79:
- "T'a peut-être fait quelque chose de croche. Si toi tu le sais pas, les bœufs le savent, eux." — Maybe you did something wrong. Even if you don't know, the pigs will.
- 1996, Chrystine Brouillet, C'est pour mieux t'aimer, mon enfant, ISBN 2-89021-276-9, page 79:
[edit] Middle French
[edit] Etymology
Old French buef, boef, from Latin bos, bovis.
[edit] Noun
bœuf m. (plural bœufz)
- ox (animal)
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