Billet-doux Definition

bĭlā-do͝o
billets-doux
noun
A love letter.
Webster's New World
A love letter.
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Noun

Singular:
billet-doux
Plural:
billets-doux

Origin of Billet-doux

  • French billet short note billet1 doux sweet (from Latin dulcis)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French, from billet, "note" and doux, "sweet".

    From Wiktionary

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