Masculine
bœuf
- (masculine) ox
- (masculine) bullock, steer
- (masculine) beef
- (masculine) jam session
- (Quebec, derogatory, masculine, slang) a police officer; a pig
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bœf/
Etymology
In summary
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.
bovine animal
beef stew
loggerhead
bœuf bourguignon
casserole of beef
wild ox
horse cavalry
beef animal
beef cattle
bue
boi
Ochse
buey
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öküz
bou
βόδι
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