"beaucoup" meaning in French

See beaucoup in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /bo.ku/ Audio: Fr-beaucoup.ogg
Rhymes: -u Etymology: Inherited from Old French biau cop, first attested circa 1210. Equivalent to beau (“nice, beautiful”) + coup (“hit, strike”). The latter word also means “helping of soup or beverage”, first attested circa 1375, whose sense may have triggered or reinforced beaucoup to mean “a lot”. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|biau cop|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French biau cop, {{inh+|fr|fro|biau cop}} Inherited from Old French biau cop, {{af|fr|beau|coup|t1=nice, beautiful|t2=hit, strike}} beau (“nice, beautiful”) + coup (“hit, strike”) Head templates: {{fr-adv}} beaucoup
  1. much, very much, a lot Related terms: beau, belle, plus, autant, moins
    Sense id: en-beaucoup-fr-adv-AJ6b-n3x Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for beaucoup meaning in French (2.7kB)

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