you-you

See also: youyou

French

Etymology

Imitative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ju.ju/

Noun

you-you m (plural you-yous)

1. 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.