bayou
bayou · bayous
A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or riverA slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.
/ˈbaɪ.(j)uː/
» Welcome to the bayou.
Значение
значений: 2A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.
A swamp; a marshy (stagnant) body of water.
Ещё определения
- a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)
Примеры
предложений: 7Welcome to the bayou.
A corpse was found at the bayou just yesterday.
Yanni got rid of the gun in the bayou.
Sami is from the bayou.
"What's the Bayou State?" "It's Louisiana."
Переводы
языков: 5Происхождение
From Louisiana French bayou, from Choctaw bayuk (“a creek”). Doublet of bogue.From Louisiana French bayou, from Choctaw bayuk (“a creek”). Doublet of bogue.
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