Definition of 'ewe'
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Ewe in American English
nounWord forms: plural ˈEˌwes or ˈEˌwe
1.
a member of a people of Togo and parts of Ghana and Benin
2.
the Kwa language of this people
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ewe in American English
(juː, dialect jou)
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[bef. 1000; ME; OE ēowu, ēwe; c. OHG ou, ouwi, D ooi, L ovis, Gk óïs, oîs, Skt ávi]Word Frequency
Ewe in American English
(ˈeivei, ˈeiwei)
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Ewe in British English
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In other languages
ewe
- American English: ewe /yˈu/
- Arabic: شاة
- Brazilian Portuguese: ovelha
- Chinese: 母羊
- Croatian: ovca
- Czech: ovce samice
- Danish: får
- Dutch: ooi
- European Spanish: oveja
- Finnish: uuhi
- French: brebis
- German: Mutterschaf
- Greek: προβατίνα
- Italian: pecora
- Japanese: 雌羊
- Korean: 암양
- Norwegian: søye
- Polish: strach
- European Portuguese: ovelha
- Romanian: oaie
- Russian: овца
- Spanish: oveja hembra
- Swedish: tacka får
- Thai: แกะตัวเมียที่โตเต็มที่
- Turkish: koyun dişi
- Ukrainian: вівця
- Vietnamese: cừu cái
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