bayou
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Cajun French bayou, from Choctaw bayuk (“creek”). Doublet of bogue.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbayou (plural bayous)
Usage notes
edit- Used almost exclusively to refer to bodies of water in Louisiana and adjoining areas, including southern Mississippi, Alabama, eastern Texas, Arkansas, and Florida.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editslow-moving creek or swamp
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editFrench
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Choctaw bayuk (“creek”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbayou m (plural bayous)
- a stagnant body of water left behind by the meandering of the Mississippi River in Louisiana or elsewhere; a bayou
Further reading
edit- “bayou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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