oued

English

Noun

oued (plural oueds)

1. Synonym of wadi.
   • 2007, Mamdouh Shahin, Water Resources and Hydrometeorology of the Arab Region, page 401:

     The further the wells are located from the oueds, the worse the quality of water is.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَادٍ (wādin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɛd/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

oued m (plural oueds)

1. wadi (a valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season)

Further reading

• “oued”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• doue, doué