Definition of "beaute"

The furrier went on to say that he had a real beaute of a Canadian three-quarter squirrel just in.

1972, H. E. Bates, The Song of the Wren

“Yeah, she's a real beaute,” Al said as he patted the side of the plane.

2013, Lynn Martinez, The Adventures of Jessie, a young Texas girl in the 1930s