oz

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oz"

English

Alternative forms

• oz.

Etymology

From Italian oz., abbreviation of onza (obsolete form of oncia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʊns/
• Rhymes: -aʊns

• Audio (UK):

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Noun

oz (plural oz or ozs)

1. Abbreviation of ounce; any of various units of weight and volume.

   Add 8 oz of flour.

Usage notes

The symbol oz is used only after a number to indicate a quantity of a substance. It is usually written with a space between it and the number.

Translations

ounce

• French: oz (fr)

Further reading

• “oz”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Zo, zo, zo-

French

Symbol

oz

1. (obsolete, rare) ounces, oz

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish ås, from Old Norse áss, from Proto-Germanic *ansaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔs/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔs
• Syllabification: oz
• Homophone: os

Noun

oz m inan

1. esker

Declension

Declension of oz

	singular	plural
nominative	oz	ozy
genitive	ozu	ozów
dative	ozowi	ozom
accusative	oz	ozy
instrumental	ozem	ozami
locative	ozie	ozach
vocative	ozie	ozy

Further reading

• oz in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin hodiē.

Adverb

oz

1. today

Uzbek

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *Āŕ. Compare Turkish az.

Adverb

oz

1. few, a little