bayou

English

Alternative forms

byo (obsolete)

Etymology

Cajun French bayou, from Choctaw bayuk (“creek”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪ.uː/, /ˈbaɪ.oʊ/

Noun

bayou (plural bayous)

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

Usage notes

Used almost exclusively to refer to bodies of water in Louisiana and the adjoining areas, including southern Mississippi, eastern Texas, Arkansas and Florida.

Translations

slow-moving creek or swamp

Finnish: lutakko
French: bayou (fr) m, marécages (fr) m pl
Italian: acquitrino (it) m, ramo paludoso m

Portuguese: brejo (pt) m
Spanish: pantano (es) m, pantanos (es) m pl

Anagrams

Ayoub, Yoabu, boyau

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Choctaw bayuk (“creek”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ba.ju/
Rhymes: -ju

Noun

bayou m (plural bayous)

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

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