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bespoke

/bɪˈspəʊk/ UK
/bɪˈspəʊk/ Canada, US
/bəˈspoʊk/ Canada, US
/bɪˈspəʉk/ Australia
/bəˈspɐʉk/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -əʊk

Where it comes from

In sense “custom-made”, 1755, from earlier bespoken (c. 1600), form of bespeak, in sense “arrange beforehand” (1580s), a prefixed variant of speak; compare order, made-to-order.

adjective

Ireland, UK, not comparable Made or done in a way adjusted to the needs of a specific person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique. Near-synonyms: custom-made, tailored, tailor-made, custom-built, purpose-built; see also Thesaurus:custom-made
Similar: custom, custom-made, tailored, tailor-made, custom-built, purpose-built, made-to-measure, made-to-order
Ireland, UK, not comparable Relating to someone who makes custom-made products, especially clothing items. a bespoke tailor

verb

Ireland, UK, past simple past of bespeak
Ireland, UK, archaic, participle, past past participle of bespeak

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: made-to-order, custom-made, custom, tailor-made, tailored, custom-built, personalized, customised, personalised, made-to-measure, tailor, customized, individualized, designed, worked, handpicked

Translations

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adj individually or custom-made

Español	a medida (locution), personalizado, customizado, tuneado
日本語	あつらえの atsurae no
中文	定做的 dìngzuò de, 定製的 /定制的 dìngzhì de
Português	sob medida
Français	taillé à sa mesure, fait sur mesure, personnalisé
Deutsch	maßgeschneidert
Italiano	su misura
Русский	сде́ланный/изгото́вленный на зака́з sdélannyj/izgotóvlennyj na zakáz

adj relating to someone who makes custom-made products

Español	personalizante, customizante
中文	定做的 dìngzuò de, 定製的 /定制的 dìngzhì de

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@misc{bespoke_2026,
  title = {bespoke},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bespoke},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}