billet doux
French, noun/bi.jɛ du/
billet doux is spelled B-I-L-L-E-T-D-O-U-X (10 letters). Billet doux is a French masculine noun meaning “billet-doux” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Message d’amour donné en secret dans le but de séduire”.
What does billet doux mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebillet-doux
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Message d’amour donné en secret dans le but de séduire. 2. Étui ouvragé destiné à contenir ce message d’amour. 3. Écritoire portative possédant un pare-feu réglable en hauteur.
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 billet doux
- billets doux plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce billet doux?
- /bi.jɛ du/
- \bi.jɛ du\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.