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FRENCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

ouest.

west

5 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/wɛst/
  1. west

    invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French ouest, from Old French ouest, west, borrowed from Old English west (“west”). The English (rather than Dutch or Norse) origin of the French compass directions is evidenced by the vowel in est.

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