How to pronounce bijou
American English pronunciation
BEE-zhoo
- IPA
- /ˈbiˌʒu/
- Syllables
- BEE · zhoo (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What bijou means
Small and stylish, said of a house or flat
In a sentence: Grandma lives in a bijou cottage with blue shutters and a tiny garden.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from French, where bijou means a jewel.
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