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œuf dur

French, noun/œf dyʁ/

œuf dur is a French masculine noun meaning “boiled egg (hard-boiled egg)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Œuf ébouillanté pendant une dizaine de minutes et dont le contenu liquide devient consistant”.

What does œuf dur mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineboiled egg (hard-boiled egg)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Œuf ébouillanté pendant une dizaine de minutes et dont le contenu liquide devient consistant.

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 œuf dur

  • œufs durs plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce œuf dur?

  • /œf dyʁ/
  • \œf dyʁ\
  • [ø dyʁ̥]

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.