French Conversation · Level 111
59 words
French word
bœuf
Pronunciation
IPA/bœf/
Meaning
- masculine nounbeef
Example
On mange souvent du bœuf en hiver.
People often eat beef in winter.
More examples
Il a commandé un steak de bœuf.
He ordered a beef steak.
Core concept
A red-meat cut from cattle, seen as food on a plate rather than as the living animal.
Common phrases
steak de bœuf
beef steak
rôti de bœuf
roast beef
bœuf haché
ground beef
Similar words
viande: Edible animal flesh intended as food.
steak: A thick slice of meat cooked by grilling or frying.
hamburger: A ground-meat patty served in a bun.
veau: Meat from a very young calf.
Definition in French
Viande provenant d'un bovin, généralement consommée comme viande rouge.
Word origin
French bœuf comes through Old French boef from Latin bos, with the genitive form bovis contributing to its historical development.
Usage tips
- For meat, bœuf is normally a mass noun with the partitive article, as in du bœuf; un bœuf usually means one animal.
Other meanings
- oxnoun
Related words
- bovinbovineadjective