/ ɑːx; NAmE / exclamation
( ScotE ) used to express the fact that you are surprised, sorry, etc.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent.: Scottish Gaelic , Dutch , and German .
/ ɑːx; NAmE / exclamation
( ScotE ) used to express the fact that you are surprised, sorry, etc.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent.: Scottish Gaelic , Dutch , and German .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005