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How do you pronounce coureur deBois?

"Coureur de Bois" is pronounced:

koo-REUR duh BWA

Here's a breakdown:

* koo: Like "coo" in "cool"

* REUR: Like "rare" but with a slight "r" sound at the end.

* duh: Like "the"

* BWA: Like "boy" but with a short, clipped sound.

It's a French phrase, so the emphasis falls on the second syllable of each word: REUR and BWA.

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