Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oeuf

/ˈɜːf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: oeuf
IPA: /ˈɜːf/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An egg.

Humorous

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm Proto-Italic *ōw(j)om Classical Latin ōvum Vulgar Latin *ŏvum Old French oef Middle French œuf French œufbor. English oeuf Borrowed from French œuf. Doublet of egg, ey, huevo, and ovum.

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

oeufs (plural)

Phrases

oeuf en cocotte

Frequently Paired Words

oeuf en cocotte

Homonyms

erf (non-rhotic) earth (non-rhotic, th-fronting)

Rhymes With

boeuf

Questions

How do you pronounce oeuf?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɜːf/.
What does oeuf mean?: An egg.
Where does oeuf come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm Proto-Italic *ōw(j)om Classical Latin ōvum Vulgar Latin *ŏvum Old French oef Middle French œuf French œufbor. English oeuf Borrowed from French œuf. Doublet of egg, ey, huevo, and ovum.

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