bayou

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English[edit]

Bayou Corne in Assumption Parish, Louisiana in 2010
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Etymology[edit]

From Cajun French bayou, from Choctaw bayuk (creek). Doublet of bogue.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaɪ.(j)uː/, /ˈbaɪ.oʊ/

Noun[edit]

bayou (plural bayous)

  1. A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.
  2. A swamp; a marshy (stagnant) body of water.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Choctaw bayuk (creek).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ba.ju/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ju

Noun[edit]

bayou m (plural bayous)

  1. a stagnant body of water left behind by the meandering of the Mississippi River in Louisiana or elsewhere; a bayou

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