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le bœuf
beef
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How do you say bœuf in French?
How do you pronounce bœuf in French?
bœuf is pronounced /lə bœf/ in French.
Example sentences
Le bœuf roux a gagné le concours agricole.
The red ox won the agricultural competition.
Ce bœuf magnifique appartient à mon grand-père depuis dix ans.
This magnificent ox has belonged to my grandfather for ten years.
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Why is it masculine?
Bœuf is masculine because it derives from Latin "bos" (ox/cattle), which was a masculine noun in Latin, and French retained this grammatical gender through regular phonetic evolution. The word's gender was inherited directly from its Latin ancestor rather than following any particular French rule.
What is the French word for beef?
The French word for beef is le bœuf — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | manzo | il | masculine |
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