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

1. 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, boukou
    • Mauritian Creole: boukou
    • → English: beaucoup, boku, boocoo, bookoo, buku
    • → Nigerian Pidgin: boku