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bête à Bon Dieu

French, noun/bɛ.t‿a bɔ̃ djø/

bête à Bon Dieu is a French feminine noun meaning “ladybug” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Surnom de la coccinelle”.

What does bête à Bon Dieu mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineladybug

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Surnom de la coccinelle.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of bête à Bon Dieu

  • bêtes à Bon Dieu plural
  • bêtes à bon Dieu plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce bête à Bon Dieu?

  • /bɛ.t‿a bɔ̃ djø/
  • \bɛ.t‿a bɔ̃ djø\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.