"bijou" meaning in French

See bijou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bi.ʒu/ Audio: Fr-bijou.ogg Forms: bijoux [plural]
Rhymes: -u Etymology: Borrowed from Breton bizoù, bizou (“ring”), from biz (“finger”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|br|bizoù|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Breton bizoù, {{bor+|fr|br|bizoù}} Borrowed from Breton bizoù, {{m|br|bizou|t=ring}} bizou (“ring”), {{m|br|biz|t=finger}} biz (“finger”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|x}} bijou m (plural bijoux)
  1. a piece of jewelry Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Jewelry Derived forms: bijoux de famille Related terms: bijouterie, bijoutier
    Sense id: en-bijou-fr-noun-SCP3ln1O Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bijou meaning in French (2.8kB)

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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Bulgarian: бижу́ (bižú)"
    },
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          "expansion": "→ German: Bijou",
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      },
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        "t": "finger"
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    }
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    }
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        "French nouns with plural in -oux",
        "French terms borrowed from Breton",
        "French terms derived from Breton",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with audio links",
        "French terms with homophones",
        "Rhymes:French/u",
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