beau
Word family adjectivebeauishnounbeau
beau /bəʊ $ boʊ/ noun (plural beaux /bəʊz $ boʊz/ or beaus) [countableC] old-fashioned → bow1. GIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIENDa woman’s close friend or lover 〔女子的〕密友;情人 Origin beau (1600-1700) French beau “beautiful”, from
Latin bellus;
→ BEAUTY