ou

ou¹ [əʊ]

noun (plural ouens 'əʊənz or ous) S. African informal a man.

Origin

Afrik., prob. from Du. ouwe 'old man'.

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ou² ['əʊu:]

noun a fruit-eating Hawaiian honeycreeper (bird) with a stout bill and green and yellow plumage. [Psittirostra psittacea.]

Origin

C19: the name in Hawaiian.