"œuf" meaning in French

See œuf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /œf/ Audio: Fr-œuf.ogg [France] Forms: œufs [plural]
Rhymes: -œf Etymology: Inherited from Middle French œuf, from Old French oef, from Vulgar Latin (*)ŏvum, from Classical Latin ōvum. Compare Occitan uòu. Etymology templates: {{dercat|fr|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|œuf|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French œuf, {{inh+|fr|frm|œuf}} Inherited from Middle French œuf, {{inh|fr|fro|oef}} Old French oef, {{inh|fr|VL.|*ovum|(*)ŏvum}} Vulgar Latin (*)ŏvum, {{inh|fr|CL.|ōvum}} Classical Latin ōvum, {{cog|oc|uòu}} Occitan uòu Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} œuf m (plural œufs)
  1. egg Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-œuf-fr-noun-NHB8P0Df
  2. (biology) egg; ovum Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Biology, Foods, Sex
    Sense id: en-œuf-fr-noun-dL210y5E Disambiguation of Foods: 30 41 30 Disambiguation of Sex: 11 78 11 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 95 2 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  3. (transgender) egg Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Transgender
    Sense id: en-œuf-fr-noun-NHB8P0Df1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: feuh, œuvé, ovaire, ovipare
Derived forms: aller se faire cuire un œuf, avoir un œuf à peler, crâne d’œuf, cuillère à œuf, étouffer dans l’œuf, faire l’œuf, jaune d’œuf, marcher sur des œufs, mettre tous ses œufs dans le même panier, œuf à la coque, œuf de Pâques, œuf miroir, œuf sur le plat, œuf tourné, œufs brouillés, œufs dans l’eau, on ne fait pas d’omelette sans casser des œufs, plein comme un œuf, poule aux œufs d’or, qui vole un œuf vole un bœuf, tuer dans l’œuf

Inflected forms

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            "LGBT",
            "Biology",
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