French vocabulary · Beginner
How do you say "ox" in French?
le bœuf
In French, "ox" is le bœuf.
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Pronunciation
Say buf, rhyming with roof. The OE ligature in bœuf produces this sound.
Grammar notes
Masculine noun, le boeuf. Plural is les boeufs. Boeuf also means beef when referring to the meat.
Example sentence
Le boeuf tire la charrue.
The ox pulls the plow.
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How to remember le bœuf
Boeuf sounds like beef. An ox is the animal, beef is the meat from a cow or ox.
Related words
- bear l'ours
- elephant l'éléphant
- hippo l'hippopotame
- orangutan l'orang-outan
- ostrich l'autruche
- penguin le pingouin
- rhino le rhinocéros
- swan le cygne
- wolf le loup
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Questions about le bœuf
How do you say "ox" in French?
In French, "ox" is le bœuf. It is a noun.
Is le bœuf masculine or feminine?
Masculine noun, le boeuf. Plural is les boeufs. Boeuf also means beef when referring to the meat.
How is le bœuf used in a sentence?
Use le bœuf as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Le boeuf tire la charrue. (The ox pulls the plow.).
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