bonsoir

French

Etymology

From bon +‎ soir.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɔ̃.swaʁ/
- (France) IPA^(key): [bõ.swaːʁ]
  - audio (Paris, France) (file)
- (Canada, standard) IPA^(key): [bɔ̃.swɑːʁ]
  - (Quebec, informal) IPA^(key): [bɒ̃ʊ̯̃.swɔːʁ], [bɒ̃ʊ̯̃.swɒːʁ]
  - (Acadia, Gaspésie) IPA^(key): [bɒ̃ʊ̯̃.swɛːʁ], [bɔ̃.swɛːɾ]

Interjection

bonsoir

good evening

Derived terms

bon sang de bonsoir

Descendants

Haitian Creole: bonswa
Louisiana Creole: bonswa

Further reading

“bonsoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

boirons, robions

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