ouaille

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /waj/

Etymology 1

From Old French oeille, from Vulgar Latin *ovicla, from Latin ovicula, diminutive of ovis (“sheep”), from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.

Noun

ouaille f (plural ouailles)

ewe
(in the plural) flock (of sheep, or the people looked after by a Christian pastor)

Etymology 2

See ouais.

Adverb

ouaille

(informal) yeah, yep, yup

Interjection

ouaille

(informal) yeah, yep, yup

Synonyms

Further reading

“ouaille” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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