ouaille
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /waj/
Etymology 1
From Old French oaille, from earlier oeille (with the ending subsequently matched to the suffix -aille), from Latin ovicula, diminutive of ovis, from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.
Noun
ouaille f (plural ouailles)
- (archaic) sheep
- (specifically) ewe
- (in the plural) flock (of sheep, or the people looked after by a Christian pastor)
See also
- agnelle
- brebis
- mouton
Etymology 2
See ouais.
Adverb
ouaille
- (informal) yeah, yep, yup
Interjection
ouaille
- (informal) yeah, yep, yup
Synonyms
- oui
- ouah
- ouais
References
- “ouaille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.