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Etymology
Old English h�f
Pronunciation
IPA|/h�f/ or IPAchar|/hu�f/, SAMPA|/hUf/ or <tt>/hu:f/</tt>
audio|en-us-hoof.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�f|-�f, Rhymes:English:-u�f|-u�f
Noun
en-noun|hoofs|pl2=hooves
- The foot of an animal such as a horse, ox or deer.
- slang The human foot.
Translations
trans-top|foot of an animal:
Albanian: thundër
Basque: apo
Catalan: peülla f
Croatian: kopito f
Czech: kopyto n
Danish: hov c
Dutch: hoef m
Esperanto: hufo
Faroese: hógvur m
Finnish: kavio
French: sabot
trreq|Galician
German: Huf m
trreq|Hebrew
trans-mid
trreq|Italian
Japanese: �
Hungarian: pata
Korean: êµ½ (gub, gup)
Kurdish: sim m
Norwegian: hov m
Polish: kopyto n
Portuguese: casco m, pata f, pezunho m
Russian: коп��о n
Slovene: kopito n
Spanish: pezuña f, casco m
trreq|Turkish
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ttbc|Slovak: kopyto#Slovak|kopyto n
Verb
en-verb
- To trample with hooves.
- colloquial To walk.
- informal To dance, especially as a professional.
Related terms
hoofer
hoof it
horse's hoof|horse�s hoof
on the hoof
cloven hoof
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