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)

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

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bi.ʒu.tʁi/

Noun

bijouterie f (plural bijouteries)

jeweller's; jewellery shop

Descendants

Romanian: bijuterie

Further reading

“bijouterie” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

bijouterie f

plural of bijouteria

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