bijouterie

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French bijouterie. Equivalent to bijou +‎ -erie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˌʒu.təˈri/
• Hyphenation: bi‧jou‧te‧rie
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

bijouterie f (plural bijouterieën)

1. (countable) A jewellery shop, a jeweller's.
2. (uncountable, countable) Jewellery, trinkets.

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French

Etymology

bijou (“piece of jewelry”) +‎ -erie, with intrusive -t-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.ʒu.tʁi/

Noun

bijouterie f (plural bijouteries)

1. jeweller's; jewellery shop

Descendants

• Romanian: bijuterie

Further reading

• “bijouterie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Noun

bijouterie f

1. plural of bijouteria