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bijou

American  
[bee-zhoo, bee-zhoo] / ˈbi ʒu, biˈʒu /

noun

plural

bijoux

  1. a jewel.

  2. something small, delicate, and exquisitely wrought.

bijou British  
/ ˈbiːʒuː /

noun

  1. something small and delicately worked, such as a trinket

  2. ironic (modifier) small but elegant and tasteful

    a bijou residence
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Etymology

Origin of bijou

1660–70; < French < Breton bizou (jeweled) ring, derivative of biz finger; cognate with Cornish bisou finger-ring, derivative of bis finger

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