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==General Rule==
==General Rule==
Nouns ending in -ou form their plural with -s:
Nouns ending in -ou form their plural with -s.
 
Examples:
 
{| class="wikitable"
|Singular  French
|Plural French
|English
|-
|un fou
|des fous
|madman/men  or jester(s)
|-
|un trou
|des trous
|hole(s)
|}


==Exceptions==
==Exceptions==
Here are 7 words which form their plural with –x un bijou
Here are 7 words which form their plural with –x un bijou:
 
{| class="wikitable"
|Singular  French
|Plural French
|English
|-
|un bijou
|des  bijoux
|jewel(s)
|-
|un caillou
|des cailloux
|stone(s)
|-
|un chou
|des choux
|cabbage(s)
|-
|un genou
|des genoux
|knee(s)
|-
|un hibou
|des hiboux
|owl(s)
|-
|un joujou
|des joujoux
|toy(s)
|-
|un pou
|des poux
|louse(lice)
|}

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Plurals of nouns ending in –ou

General Rule

Nouns ending in -ou form their plural with -s.

Examples:

Singular French Plural French English
un fou des fous madman/men or jester(s)
un trou des trous hole(s)

Exceptions

Here are 7 words which form their plural with –x un bijou:

Singular French Plural French English
un bijou des bijoux jewel(s)
un caillou des cailloux stone(s)
un chou des choux cabbage(s)
un genou des genoux knee(s)
un hibou des hiboux owl(s)
un joujou des joujoux toy(s)
un pou des poux louse(lice)