ouaille

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /waj/ ~ /wɑj/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old French oaille, from earlier oeille (with the ending subsequently matched to the suffix -aille), from Latin ovicula, diminutive of ovis, from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. ==== Noun ==== ouaille f (plural ouailles) (archaic) sheep (specifically) ewe (in the plural) flock (of sheep, or the people looked after by a Christian pastor) ==== See also ==== agnelle brebis mouton === Etymology 2 === See ouais. ==== Adverb ==== ouaille (informal) yeah, yep, yup ==== Interjection ==== ouaille (informal) yeah, yep, yup ===== Synonyms ===== oui ouah ouais === References === “ouaille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012