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beau
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beau  (b)
n. pl. beaus or beaux (bz)
1. The boyfriend of a woman or girl.
2. A dandy; a fop.

[French, from beau, bel, handsome, from Latin bellus; see deu-2 in Indo-European roots.]

beau [bəʊ]
n pl beaux [bəʊ bəʊz], beaus [bəʊz]
1. a lover, sweetheart, or escort of a girl or woman
2. a man who is greatly concerned with his clothes and appearance; dandy
[from French, from Old French biau, from Latin bellus handsome, charming]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.beaubeau - a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked"
lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"
2.beaubeau - a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
coxcomb, cockscomb - a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments
macaroni - a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms; "Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni"
adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"

beau
noun (Chiefly U.S.) boyfriend, man, guy (informal), date, lover, young man, steady, escort, admirer, fiancé, sweetheart, suitor, swain, toy boy, leman (archaic), fancy man (slang) She appeared with her new beau.
Translations
beau [bəʊ]
A. N (beaus, beaux (pl)) [bəʊz] (= fop) → petimetre m, dandy m; (= ladies' man) → galán m; (= suitor) → pretendiente m; (= sweetheart) → novio m
B. ADJ beau ideallo bello ideal; (= person) → tipo m ideal
beau [ˈbəʊ] [beaux] [ˈbəʊ ˈbəʊz ˈbəʊ ˈbəʊz] (pl) [beaus] [ˈbəʊz] (pl) n (old-fashioned) (= boyfriend, lover) → petit ami m
beau
n (old)
(= dandy)Beau m (dated)
(= suitor)Galan m (dated), → Kavalier m


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