Meaning

  1. much, very much, a lot
  2. (Louisiana) very

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bo.ku/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French biau cop, first attested circa 1210. Equivalent to beau (“nice, beautiful”) + coup (“hit, strike”). The latter word also means “helping of soup or beverage”, first attested circa 1375, whose sense may have triggered or reinforced beaucoup to mean “a lot”.

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