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œil-de-bœuf

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
œil-de-bœuf
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

bull's eye, oculus

Etymology

Borrowed from French œil-de-bœuf.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: œil-de-bœuf

Inflected Forms

œils-de-bœuf (plural)

Questions

What does œil-de-bœuf mean?
bull's eye, oculus
Where does œil-de-bœuf come from?
It is traced to French.

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