oeuf
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See also: œuf
English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French œuf. Doublet of egg, ey, huevo, and ovum.
Pronunciation
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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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