French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French bestaille, from beste (animal) +‎ -aille.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bétaille f (plural bétailles)(Louisiana)

  1. animal, beast
    Un magasin c’est une batisse pour les bétailles, ton maïs et tout ça là.
    A barn is a building for your animals, your corn and all that.
  2. bug, insect

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Interjection

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bétaille

  1. (Louisiana) damn, hell

Further reading

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  • Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)