ossu
French, adjective/ɔ.sy/
ossu is spelled O-S-S-U (4 letters) and appears about once in every 91 million words in written French, the 298,135th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ossu is a French adjective meaning “boney; big-boned” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a de gros os”.
What does ossu mean in English?
adjective
- 1
boney; big-boned
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a de gros os.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ossu
- ossue feminine
- ossus masculine plural
- ossues feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ossu?
- /ɔ.sy/
- \o.sy\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ossu in French?
ossu appears about once in every 91 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).