joujou

French

Etymology

Diminutive form of jouet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒu.ʒu/

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Noun

joujou m (plural joujoux)

1. (childish) a toy; a plaything

Usage notes

Only seven words in French ending in -ou have their plurals in -oux instead of -ous: bijou, caillou, chou, genou, hibou, joujou, pou.

Further reading

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