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béguins

béguins is the plural of béguin.

Meaning of béguin

Noun

béguin (plural béguins)

  1. An infatuation or fancy.
    • Then he said: 'But what does Ata say to it?' 'It appears that she has a beguin for you,' I said. 'She's willing if you are. Shall I call her?'1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 51”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC

Questions about béguins

What is béguins the plural of?
Béguins is the plural of béguin.

Words near béguins in the dictionary

  1. béchamel sauce
  2. béchamel sauces
  3. béchamels
  4. Béchar
  5. béguin
  6. béguins
  7. Béja
  8. Béjar
  9. Béjaïa
  10. Békés
  11. bélé

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