scoubidou

English

Etymology

From French scoubidou.

Pronunciation

Noun

scoubidou (plural scoubidous)

  1. A plait woven from multi-coloured strips of coloured plastic.
    Synonym: craftlace

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Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

From French scoubidou.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skubiˈdu/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

scoubidou m (plural scoubidous, diminutive scoubidoutje n)

  1. scoubidou

Further reading

French

Etymology

From Occitan escoba (broom). Popularised by Alexandre “Sacha” Distel’s 1958 song “Scoubidou”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sku.bi.du/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

scoubidou m (plural scoubidous)

  1. scoubidou

Descendants

  • Dutch: scoubidou
  • English: scoubidou

Further reading