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langue de boeuf

[ French lahng duh-bœf ]
/ French lɑ̃g də ˈbœf /
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noun, plural langues de boeuf [French lahng duh-bœf]. /French lɑ̃g də ˈbœf/.
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Origin of langue de boeuf

1400–50; <French: literally, ox tongue; replacing late Middle English lange de bef<Middle French langue de boeuf
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