billet-doux
[ bil-ey-doo, bil-ee-; French bee-yey-doo ]
/ ˈbɪl eɪˈdu, ˈbɪl i-; French bi yeɪˈdu /
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noun, plural bil·lets-doux [bil-ey-dooz, bil-ee-; French bee-yey-doo]. /ˈbɪl eɪˈduz, ˈbɪl i-; French bi yeɪˈdu/.
a love letter.
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billbug, billed, biller, Billerica, billet, billet-doux, billethead, billety, billfish, billfold, billfolder
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billet-doux
/ (ˌbɪlɪˈduː, French bijɛdu) /
noun plural billets-doux (ˌbɪlɪˈduːz, French bijɛdu)
old-fashioned, or jocular a love letter
Word Origin for billet-doux
C17: from French, literally: a sweet letter, from billet (see billet 1) + doux sweet, from Latin dulcis
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