billet-doux

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  1. noun A love letter.

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  1. French : billet, short note; see billet1 + doux, sweet (from Latin dulcis).

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  1. F.; literally, sweet letter: billet, see billet, n.; doux, from Latin dulcis, sweet.
 

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/bɪlɛˈdu/
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