ouaille

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waj/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French oaille, from earlier oeille (with the ending subsequently matched to the suffix -aille), from Latin ovicula, diminutive of ovis, from Proto-Italic *owis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis.

Noun

ouaille f (plural ouailles)

1. (archaic) sheep
   1. (specifically) ewe
2. (in the plural) flock (of sheep, or the people looked after by a Christian pastor)

See also

• agnelle
• brebis
• mouton

Etymology 2

See ouais.

Adverb

ouaille

1. (informal) yeah, yep, yup

Interjection

ouaille

1. (informal) yeah, yep, yup

Synonyms

• oui
• ouah
• ouais

References

• “ouaille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.