oeuf

See also: œuf

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French œuf. Doublet of ovum and egg.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɜːf/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈəːf/
Rhymes: -ɜːf, -əːf

Noun

oeuf (plural oeufs)

(humorous, only in puns or referring to French cooking) An egg.

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /œf/
Audio (file)

Noun

oeuf m (plural oeufs)

Nonstandard spelling of œuf.

Usage notes

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

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

Middle French

Noun

oeuf m (plural oeufs)

egg (an ovum)

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