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- [French lahng duh bœf]
- /French lɑ̃g də ˈbœf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [French lahng duh bœf]
- /French lɑ̃g də ˈbœf/
Definition of langue de boeuf words
- noun plural langue de boeuf ox-tongue partisan. 1
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Origin of langue de boeuf
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; < French: literally, ox tongue; replacing late Middle English lange de bef < Middle French langue de boeuf
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Parts of speech for Langue de boeuf
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
langue de boeuf popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
langue de boeuf usage trend in Literature
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