ouest-sud-ouest
French, noun/wɛst.sy.dwɛst/
ouest-sud-ouest is spelled O-U-E-S-T-S-U-D-O-U-E-S-T (13 letters). Ouest-sud-ouest is a French masculine noun meaning “west-southwest (compass point)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Point de l’horizon qui est entre l’ouest et le sud-ouest”.
What does ouest-sud-ouest mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinewest-southwest (compass point)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Point de l’horizon qui est entre l’ouest et le sud-ouest.
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.
How do you pronounce ouest-sud-ouest?
- /wɛst.sy.dwɛst/
- \wɛst sy.d‿wɛst\
- [wɛst̪ sy.d̪‿wɛst̪]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.