bayou
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Cajun French bayou, from Choctaw bayuk (“creek”). Doublet of bogue.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bayou (plural bayous)
Usage notesEdit
- Used almost exclusively to refer to bodies of water in Louisiana and adjoining areas, including southern Mississippi, Alabama, eastern Texas, Arkansas, and Florida.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
slow-moving creek or swamp
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AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Choctaw bayuk (“creek”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bayou m (plural bayous)
- a stagnant body of water left behind by the meandering of the Mississippi River in Louisiana or elsewhere; a bayou
Further readingEdit
- “bayou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.