oeuf

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French œuf. Doublet of egg, ey, huevo, and ovum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɜːf/ Rhymes: -ɜːf Homophone: erf (non-rhotic) === Noun === oeuf (plural oeufs) (humorous, only in puns or referring to French cooking) An egg. ==== Related terms ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /œf/ === Noun === oeuf m (plural oeufs) nonstandard spelling of œuf ==== Usage notes ==== The œ ligature is often replaced in contemporary French with oe (the œ character does not appear on AZERTY keyboards), but this is nonstandard. === Further reading === “oeuf”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Noun === oeuf m (plural oeufs) egg (an ovum)