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ou¹

  • /ow/

Rhymes with -ow

Where it comes from

Inherited from Classical Latin ōvum, possibly via Vulgar Latin (*)ŏvum.

noun ouă · ou · oul · ouăle

  1. neuter egg
  2. in plural, neuter, slang ball (testicle)

Ou²

Where it comes from

From ou.

proper noun lui Ou

  1. masculine a surname

In English

  • egg approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles
  • nut slang: testicle

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@misc{ou_2026,
  title = {ou},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ou},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}