beaucoup

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beaucoup

/boʊˈkuː/
/ˈbuˌku/ US
/ˈboʊˌku/ US
/ˈbuːkuː/ Louisiana, especially

Rhymes with -uː

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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.

determiner boco · boku · boocoo · bookoo · buku

Louisiana, US, especially, informal Much, many, a lot of. You know that cost beaucoup bucks!

noun beaucoups · boco · boku · boocoo · bookoo · buku

An abundance. Alongside the road with holes in my soul and my shoes / And beaucoups of blues

adverb boco · boku · boocoo · bookoo · buku

not comparable In abundance.

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"beaucoup." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/beaucoup. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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beaucoup. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/beaucoup

Chicago

"beaucoup." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/beaucoup.

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@misc{beaucoup_2026,
  title = {beaucoup},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beaucoup},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}