noun
ewe
yoo
noun
1
A female sheep.
"The farmer counted forty ewes in the lower field."
name
1
An ethnic group from southeastern Ghana, Togo, and Benin, or the language they speak.
"She grew up speaking Ewe at home in Ghana."
How to Use Ewe
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA female sheep — as opposed to a ram (male) or lamb (young).
Common mistake
Pronounced the same as "you," not like the interjection "ew"; also unrelated to the Ewe people/language, which is a different word with the same spelling.
Word Forms
ewes plural, Ewes plural
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Etymology
From Old English eowu, from a Proto-Germanic root related to Latin ovis, "sheep."