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One letter that Often gets Overlooked in the French language is ‘O’.
Did you know that there are quite a number of interesting and useful words that begin with the letter O ?
French Words That Start With O
So, here’s my list of 33 Original French words beginning with O, with their :
- English translation
- Family : french noun, french adjective, french preposition, french verb…
- Gender : feminine or masculine
- Meaning
- Number of letters (for fans of crosswords or Scrabble)
French Word | English Translation | Family & Gender | Meaning | Number of Letters |
---|---|---|---|---|
Œuf | Egg | Noun (masculine) | An oval or round object laid by a female bird | 3 letters |
Œil | Eye | Noun (masculine) | Organ of vision | 3 letters |
Oie | Goose | Noun (feminine) | A large waterbird with a long neck | 3 letters |
Ours | Bear | Noun (masculine) | A large, heavy mammal with thick fur | 4 letters |
Océan | Ocean | Noun (masculine) | A large body of salt water | 5 letters |
Œuvre | Work (of art) | Noun (feminine) | A piece of art or artistic creation | 5 letters |
Olive | Olive | Noun (feminine) | A small oval fruit with a hard stone | 5 letters |
Ongle | Nail (of the finger) | Noun (masculine) | Hard covering at the end of a finger or toe | 5 letters |
Opéra | Opera | Noun (masculine) | A dramatic work set to music | 5 letters |
Outre | Besides | Preposition | In addition to; other than | 5 letters |
Ovale | Oval | Noun (masculine) | A rounded shape resembling an egg | 5 letters |
Oyats | Marram grass | Noun (masculine, plural) | A type of grass found on sandy beaches | 5 letters |
Ozone | Ozone | Noun (masculine) | A form of oxygen, found in the atmosphere | 5 letters |
Oignon | Onion | Noun (masculine) | A vegetable with a strong flavor and smell | 6 letters |
Oiseau | Bird | Noun (masculine) | A feathered, winged, bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying, vertebrate animal | 6 letters |
Orange | Orange | Noun (feminine) | A round sweet fruit with a tough skin | 6 letters |
Ouvrir | To open | Verb | To move a door or container so that it is no longer closed | 6 letters |
Obscur | Obscure, dark | Adjective | Not discovered or known about; uncertain | 6 letters |
Ombrage | Shade | Noun (masculine) | Covered, sheltered area from sunlight | 7 letters |
Optique | Optic, optical | Noun (feminine) | Related to vision or light | 7 letters |
Opulent | Opulent | Adjective | Ostentatiously rich and luxurious | 7 letters |
Ouvrage | Work (craftsmanship) | Noun (masculine) | A piece of work, especially a book | 7 letters |
Original | Moose | Noun (masculine) | A large deer with broad, flat antlers | 7 letters |
Oxygène | Oxygen | Noun (masculine) | A chemical element (symbol O) | 7 letters |
Occasion | Occasion, opportunity | Noun (feminine) | A particular time or instance of an event | 8 letters |
Octogone | Octagon | Noun (masculine) | A polygon with eight angles and eight sides | 8 letters |
Orphelin | Orphan | Noun (masculine) | A child whose parents are dead | 8 letters |
Outillage | Tools, tooling | Noun (masculine) | Instruments or devices used for particular purposes | 9 letters |
Ordinateur | Computer | Noun (masculine) | A device for storing and processing data | 10 letters |
Occupation | Occupation | Noun (feminine) | A job or profession | 10 letters |
Obstination | Obstinacy, stubbornness | Noun (feminine) | The quality or condition of being obstinate | 11 letters |
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