Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beaucoup

/ˈbuˌku/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: beau-coup
IPA: /ˈbuˌku/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

det

Much, many, a lot of.

American usage; Informal

noun

adv

Example Sentences

"You know that cost beaucoup bucks!"
"“I bet the skipper’s been drinkin^([sic]) beaucoup highballs an^([sic]) thinks Brooklyn’s Hoboken.”"
"Donlon says, "Well, we're rich and we got beaucoup beer and beaucoup chow. Now all we need is the Bob Hope show.""
"Then he'd have to be relieved of command. Which you could do, Doctor, but it's beaucoup trouble if you're wrong."
"Alongside the road with holes in my soul and my shoes / And beaucoups of blues"

Etymology

Borrowed from French beaucoup, early 20th century. Popularized by American GIs during the Vietnam War. The pronunciation /ˈbuːkuː/ was influenced by Louisiana French boucoup, a variant.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbuˌku/

Usage

American usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

boco (alternative) boku (alternative) boocoo (alternative) bookoo (alternative) buku (alternative) beaucoups (plural)

Rhymes With

to you do who to-do new two too through few true due

Questions

How do you pronounce beaucoup?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbuˌku/.
What does beaucoup mean?: Much, many, a lot of.
Where does beaucoup come from?: Borrowed from French beaucoup, early 20th century. Popularized by American GIs during the Vietnam War. The pronunciation /ˈbuːkuː/ was influenced by Louisiana French boucoup, a variant.

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