Billet-doux is a noun meaning a love letter. It comes from the French phrase 'billet doux', meaning 'sweet note'.
Billet-doux es un sustantivo que significa una carta de amor. Proviene de la frase francesa 'billet doux', que significa 'nota dulce'.
| Front | billet-doux \bil-ay-DOO\ plural billets-doux \bil-ay-DOOZ\ |
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| Back | noun A love letter. [From French billet doux (love letter), from billet (note) + doux (sweet). Earliest documented use: 1673.] "Pete Hamill, journalist and novelist, loves his city and this novel is his billet-doux." - Margaret Cannon; New in Crime Fiction; The Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada); Dec 9, 2011. |
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