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FRENCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

os.

bone

2 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɔs/singular/o/plural

  1. bone

    invariable · masculine
    Le chien a enterré un os.

  2. snag, hitch

    informal · invariable · masculine
    Il y a un os.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French os, from Old French os, from Latin ossum, popular variant of os, ossis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ (“bone”), *h₂óst.

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