bœuf

== French == === Alternative forms === boeuf (nonstandard) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French bœuf, from Old French buef, boef, from Latin bovem (“ox”), from Proto-Italic *gʷōs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (compare English cow). The music sense derives from the expression “faire un Bœuf”, after the Parisian cabaret-bar Le Bœuf sur le toit where jam sessions were held. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bœf/ Rhymes: -œf === Noun === bœuf m (plural bœufs) ox bullock, steer beef (music) jam session faire un bœuf ― to have a jam session (Quebec, slang, derogatory) a police officer; a pig ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: bèf === References === === Further reading === “bœuf”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French buef, boef, from Latin bos, bovem. === Noun === bœuf m (plural bœufs) ox (animal)