biau cop

Old French

Etymology

From Latin bellus (“beautiful”) and Late Latin colpus (“hit, blow with the fist”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbjaw ˈkup/

Adverb

a lot, much

Synonyms

mout
maint

Descendants

Middle French: beau cop, beaucop, beau coup, beaucoup, biaucaup, biaucop, biaucoup
- French: beaucoup
  - Louisiana Creole: boucou
  - Mauritian Creole: boukou
  - → English: beaucoup, boku, boocoo, bookoo, buku
  - → Nigerian Pidgin: boku

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