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)