BOURGEOIS

bourgeois, B~ BrE AmE ˈbʊəʒ wɑː ˈbɔːʒ-, ˌ•ˈ• AmE ˈbʊrʒ- ˌ•ˈ• —French [ buʁ ʒwa ] —In the noun the plural (spelt identically with the singular) is pronounced either with z or, as in French, identically with the singular —But the type size is bɜː ˈdʒɔɪs bɝː-