bijou

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /biˈʒuː/ Rhymes: -uː === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French bijou. ==== Noun ==== bijou (plural bijous or bijoux) A jewel. A piece of jewelry; a trinket. A small intricate piece of metalwork. ===== Related terms ===== bijoutry === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Sabir bijou, ultimately from Occitan pichon (“small, little”), influenced by English bijou (“jewel”). ==== Adjective ==== bijou (comparative more bijou, superlative most bijou) (Polari, diminutively) Small; little. (of a residence) Small and elegant. Intricate; finely made. ===== Usage notes ===== Often used with -ette on the noun that it describes, as in the quotations given above or bijou problemette. ===== Derived terms ===== bijou problemette === References === == Czech == === Alternative forms === bijí === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɪjou̯] Rhymes: -ɪjou̯ Hyphenation: bi‧jou === Verb === bijou third-person plural present indicative of bít == Dutch == === Alternative forms === byou (hyperforeignism) === Etymology === Borrowed from French bijou, from Breton bizoù. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biˈʒu/ Hyphenation: bi‧jou Rhymes: -u === Noun === bijou m (plural bijoux or bijous, diminutive bijoutje n) a piece of jewelry, often specifically with fake gems ==== Derived terms ==== bijouterie == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Breton bizoù, bizou (“ring”), from biz (“finger”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bi.ʒu/ Homophone: bijoux Rhymes: -u === Noun === bijou m (plural bijoux) a piece of jewelry ==== Usage notes ==== Only seven words in French ending in -ou have their plurals in -oux instead of -ous: bijou, caillou, chou, genou, hibou, joujou, pou. ==== Derived terms ==== bijoux de famille ==== Descendants ==== → Bulgarian: бижу́ (bižú) → Dutch: bijou → English: bijou → German: Bijou → Luxembourgish: Bijou → Neapolitan: bisciú ==== See also ==== bijouterie bijoutier === Further reading === “bijou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Dutch bijou, from Dutch bijou, from French bijou, from Breton bizoù, bizou (“ring”), from biz (“finger”). === Noun === bijou (plural bijou-bijou) Bijou bottle, a small vial used in laboratories === Further reading === “bijou”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016