you-you

See also: youyou

French

Etymology

Imitative.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ju.ju/

Noun

you-you m (plural you-yous)

ululation of celebration, made by women in many North African cultures

Further reading

“you-you”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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