Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwis
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ōwyóm
- Proto-Italic*ōw(j)om
- Classical Latinōvum
- Vulgar Latin*ŏvum
- Old Frenchoef
- Middle Frenchœuf
- Frenchœuf
- Englishoeuf
Borrowed from French œuf. Doublet of egg, ey, huevo, and ovum.
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Rhymes with oeuf
All rhymes →Sounds the same
erf (non-rhotic)earth (non-rhotic, th-fronting)
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APA
oeuf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oeuf
MLA
“oeuf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oeuf. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oeuf,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oeuf.
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