biau cop

== Old French == === Etymology === From Latin bellus (“beautiful”) and Late Latin colpus (“hit, blow with the fist”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbjaw ˈkup/ === Adverb === biau cop a lot, much ==== Synonyms ==== mout maint ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: beau cop, beaucop, beau coup, beaucoup, biaucaup, biaucop, biaucoup French: beaucoup, boucoup (Louisiana)Louisiana Creole: bokou, boukouMauritian Creole: boukou→ English: beaucoup, boku, boocoo, bookoo, buku→ Nigerian Pidgin: boku