back

Dis trois je vous salue Marie, et je veux point te voir icitte back à voler du plywood.

Say three hail Maries, and I don't want to see you back here stealing plywood.

(Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun, Acadia) back


charade

→ Catalan: xarada

→ English: charade

→ German: Scharade

→ Italian: sciarada

→ Portuguese: charada

→ Russian: шара́да (šaráda)

→ Spanish: charada

Probably from Occitan charrada, from charrar (“to chat”). Compare Italian ciarlare.


huitante

Inherited from Old French oitante, uitante, from Latin octāgintā, variant of octōgintā (“eighty”), from Proto-Indo-European *oktōḱomt, from earlier *oḱto(w)-dḱomt (“eight-ten”). Cognate with Jèrriais huiptante, Valencian Catalan huitanta. Doublet of octante.

Il a écrit huitante mots.

(obsolete outside Vaud, Valais and Fribourg in Switzerland and other dialects: Acadia, Cajun) eighty


driver

driver (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
drivant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
drivé (participle past)
drive (first-person indicative present singular)
drives (indicative present second-person singular)
drive (indicative present singular third-person)
drivons (first-person indicative plural present)
drivez (indicative plural present second-person)
drivent (indicative plural present third-person)
drivais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
drivais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
drivait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
drivions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
driviez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
drivaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
drivai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
drivas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
driva (historic indicative past singular third-person)
drivâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
drivâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
drivèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
driverai (first-person future indicative singular)
driveras (future indicative second-person singular)
drivera (future indicative singular third-person)
driverons (first-person future indicative plural)
driverez (future indicative plural second-person)
driveront (future indicative plural third-person)
driverais (conditional first-person singular)
driverais (conditional second-person singular)
driverait (conditional singular third-person)
driverions (conditional first-person plural)
driveriez (conditional plural second-person)
driveraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
drive (first-person present singular subjunctive)
drives (present second-person singular subjunctive)
drive (present singular subjunctive third-person)
drivions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
driviez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
drivent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
drivasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
drivasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
drivât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
drivassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
drivassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
drivassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
drive (imperative second-person singular)
drivons (first-person imperative plural)
drivez (imperative plural second-person)

Adapted borrowing of English drive + -er.

af

(golf outside Louisiana, Cajun) to drive


rider

rider (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
ridant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
ridé (participle past)
ride (first-person indicative present singular)
rides (indicative present second-person singular)
ride (indicative present singular third-person)
ridons (first-person indicative plural present)
ridez (indicative plural present second-person)
rident (indicative plural present third-person)
ridais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
ridais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
ridait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
ridions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
ridiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
ridaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
ridai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
ridas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
rida (historic indicative past singular third-person)
ridâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
ridâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
ridèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
riderai (first-person future indicative singular)
rideras (future indicative second-person singular)
ridera (future indicative singular third-person)
riderons (first-person future indicative plural)
riderez (future indicative plural second-person)
rideront (future indicative plural third-person)
riderais (conditional first-person singular)
riderais (conditional second-person singular)
riderait (conditional singular third-person)
riderions (conditional first-person plural)
rideriez (conditional plural second-person)
rideraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
ride (first-person present singular subjunctive)
rides (present second-person singular subjunctive)
ride (present singular subjunctive third-person)
ridions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
ridiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
rident (plural present subjunctive third-person)
ridasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
ridasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
ridât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
ridassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
ridassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
ridassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
ride (imperative second-person singular)
ridons (first-person imperative plural)
ridez (imperative plural second-person)


qui

Inherited from Middle French qui, from Old French qui, from Latin quī.

Qui elle en a, ça va faire.


routine

→ Catalan: rutina

→ Dutch: routine

→ English: routine

→ Galician: rutina

→ Hungarian: rutin

→ Italian: routine

→ Portuguese: rotina

→ Romanian: rutină

→ Spanish: rutina

→ Turkish: rutin

From French route (“road, route”), and Old French -ine: a suffix for diminutive purpose.

(Louisiana, Cajun) trick (something designed to fool)


trawler

trawler (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
trawlant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
trawlé (participle past)
trawle (first-person indicative present singular)
trawles (indicative present second-person singular)
trawle (indicative present singular third-person)
trawlons (first-person indicative plural present)
trawlez (indicative plural present second-person)
trawlent (indicative plural present third-person)
trawlais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
trawlais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
trawlait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
trawlions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
trawliez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
trawlaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
trawlai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
trawlas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
trawla (historic indicative past singular third-person)
trawlâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
trawlâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
trawlèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
trawlerai (first-person future indicative singular)
trawleras (future indicative second-person singular)
trawlera (future indicative singular third-person)
trawlerons (first-person future indicative plural)
trawlerez (future indicative plural second-person)
trawleront (future indicative plural third-person)
trawlerais (conditional first-person singular)
trawlerais (conditional second-person singular)
trawlerait (conditional singular third-person)
trawlerions (conditional first-person plural)
trawleriez (conditional plural second-person)
trawleraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
trawle (first-person present singular subjunctive)
trawles (present second-person singular subjunctive)
trawle (present singular subjunctive third-person)
trawlions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
trawliez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
trawlent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
trawlasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
trawlasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
trawlât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
trawlassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
trawlassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
trawlassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
trawle (imperative second-person singular)
trawlons (first-person imperative plural)
trawlez (imperative plural second-person)


brigand

fr-adj

brigand (feminine brigande, masculine plural brigands, feminine plural brigandes)

brigande (feminine)
brigands (masculine plural)
brigandes (feminine plural)


vader

vader (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
vadant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
vadé (participle past)
va (first-person indicative present singular)
vas (first-person indicative present singular)
vas (indicative present second-person singular)
va (indicative present singular third-person)
vadons (first-person indicative plural present)
vadez (indicative plural present second-person)
vont (indicative plural present third-person)
vadais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
vadais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
vadait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
vadions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
vadiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
vadaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
vadai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
vadas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
vada (historic indicative past singular third-person)
vadâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
vadâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
vadèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
vadrai (first-person future indicative singular)
vadras (future indicative second-person singular)
vadra (future indicative singular third-person)
vadrons (first-person future indicative plural)
vadrez (future indicative plural second-person)
vadront (future indicative plural third-person)
vadrais (conditional first-person singular)
vadrais (conditional second-person singular)
vadrait (conditional singular third-person)
vadrions (conditional first-person plural)
vadriez (conditional plural second-person)
vadraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
vade (first-person present singular subjunctive)
vades (present second-person singular subjunctive)
vade (present singular subjunctive third-person)
vadions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
vadiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
vadent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
vadasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
vadasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
vadât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
vadassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
vadassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
vadassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
va (imperative second-person singular)
vadons (first-person imperative plural)
vadez (imperative plural second-person)

Il vadait dans la prairie avec son pirogue et il attendait des pièges.

He would go into the prairie with his pirogue and he would wait on the traps.

(nonstandard, Louisiana, Cajun) alternative form of aller, to go


baguette

→ Czech: bageta

→ Danish: baguette

→ English: baguette

→ German: Baguette

→ Greek: μπαγκέτα (bagkéta)

→ Hebrew: בגט (bagét)

→ Korean: 바게트 (bageteu)

→ Norwegian Bokmål: bagett

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: bagett

→ Polish: bagietka

→ Portuguese: baguete

→ Romanian: baghetă

→ Russian: баге́т (bagét)

→ Spanish: baguette

→ Swedish: baguette

→ Turkish: baget

desc

→ Ukrainian: баге́т (bahét), баґе́та (bagéta)


ampoule

→ English: ampoule

→ Moore: ãmpulli

→ Persian: آمپول (âmpul)

→ Turkish: ampul

→ Laz: ამფული (ampuli)


caoutchouc

→ Bulgarian: ка́учук (káučuk)

→ Chadian Arabic: كوشو (kawšu)

→ Czech: kaučuk

→ German: Kautschuk

→ English: caoutchouc

→ Esperanto: kaŭĉuko

→ Italian: caucciù

→ Romanian: cauciuc

→ Russian: каучу́к (kaučúk)

→ Turkish: kauçuk

→ Persian: کائوچو (kâ'uču)

→ Vietnamese: cao su

Borrowed from Spanish cauchuc (an early variant of caucho), from Quechua kawchu. The final -c was formerly variably pronounced or silent, but is now always silent.


arrêter

arrêter (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
arrêtant (gerund participle present)
arrêtant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
arrêté (participle past)
arrêté (participle past)
arrête (first-person indicative present singular)
arrêtes (indicative present second-person singular)
arrête (indicative present singular third-person)
arrêtons (first-person indicative plural present)
arrêtons (first-person indicative plural present)
arrêtez (indicative plural present second-person)
arrêtez (indicative plural present second-person)
arrêtent (indicative plural present third-person)
arrêtais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
arrêtais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
arrêtais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
arrêtais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
arrêtait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
arrêtait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
arrêtions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
arrêtions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
arrêtiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
arrêtiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
arrêtaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
arrêtaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
arrêtai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
arrêtai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
arrêtas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
arrêtas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
arrêta (historic indicative past singular third-person)
arrêta (historic indicative past singular third-person)
arrêtâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
arrêtâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
arrêtâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
arrêtâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
arrêtèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
arrêtèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
arrêterai (first-person future indicative singular)
arrêterai (first-person future indicative singular)
arrêteras (future indicative second-person singular)
arrêteras (future indicative second-person singular)
arrêtera (future indicative singular third-person)
arrêtera (future indicative singular third-person)
arrêterons (first-person future indicative plural)
arrêterons (first-person future indicative plural)
arrêterez (future indicative plural second-person)
arrêterez (future indicative plural second-person)
arrêteront (future indicative plural third-person)
arrêteront (future indicative plural third-person)
arrêterais (conditional first-person singular)
arrêterais (conditional first-person singular)
arrêterais (conditional second-person singular)
arrêterais (conditional second-person singular)
arrêterait (conditional singular third-person)
arrêterait (conditional singular third-person)
arrêterions (conditional first-person plural)
arrêterions (conditional first-person plural)
arrêteriez (conditional plural second-person)
arrêteriez (conditional plural second-person)
arrêteraient (conditional plural third-person)
arrêteraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
arrête (first-person present singular subjunctive)
arrêtes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
arrête (present singular subjunctive third-person)
arrêtions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
arrêtions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
arrêtiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
arrêtiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
arrêtent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
arrêtasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
arrêtasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
arrêtasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
arrêtasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
arrêtât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
arrêtât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
arrêtassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
arrêtassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
arrêtassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
arrêtassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
arrêtassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
arrêtassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
arrête (imperative second-person singular)
arrêtons (first-person imperative plural)
arrêtons (first-person imperative plural)
arrêtez (imperative plural second-person)
arrêtez (imperative plural second-person)
s'arrêter (infinitive)
s'être + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
s'arrêtant (gerund participle present)
s'arrêtant (gerund participle present)
ayant (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
étant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
arrêté (participle past)
arrêté (participle past)
m'arrête (first-person indicative present singular)
t'arrêtes (indicative present second-person singular)
s'arrête (indicative present singular third-person)
nous arrêtons (first-person indicative plural present)
nous arrêtons (first-person indicative plural present)
vous arrêtez (indicative plural present second-person)
vous arrêtez (indicative plural present second-person)
s'arrêtent (indicative plural present third-person)
m'arrêtais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
m'arrêtais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
t'arrêtais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
t'arrêtais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
s'arrêtait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
s'arrêtait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
nous arrêtions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
nous arrêtions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
vous arrêtiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
vous arrêtiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
s'arrêtaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
s'arrêtaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
m'arrêtai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
m'arrêtai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
t'arrêtas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
t'arrêtas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
s'arrêta (historic indicative past singular third-person)
s'arrêta (historic indicative past singular third-person)
nous arrêtâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
nous arrêtâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
vous arrêtâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
vous arrêtâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
s'arrêtèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
s'arrêtèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
m'arrêterai (first-person future indicative singular)
m'arrêterai (first-person future indicative singular)
t'arrêteras (future indicative second-person singular)
t'arrêteras (future indicative second-person singular)
s'arrêtera (future indicative singular third-person)
s'arrêtera (future indicative singular third-person)
nous arrêterons (first-person future indicative plural)
nous arrêterons (first-person future indicative plural)
vous arrêterez (future indicative plural second-person)
vous arrêterez (future indicative plural second-person)
s'arrêteront (future indicative plural third-person)
s'arrêteront (future indicative plural third-person)
m'arrêterais (conditional first-person singular)
m'arrêterais (conditional first-person singular)
t'arrêterais (conditional second-person singular)
t'arrêterais (conditional second-person singular)
s'arrêterait (conditional singular third-person)
s'arrêterait (conditional singular third-person)
nous arrêterions (conditional first-person plural)
nous arrêterions (conditional first-person plural)
vous arrêteriez (conditional plural second-person)
vous arrêteriez (conditional plural second-person)
s'arrêteraient (conditional plural third-person)
s'arrêteraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of s'être + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of s'être + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
m'arrête (first-person present singular subjunctive)
t'arrêtes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
s'arrête (present singular subjunctive third-person)
nous arrêtions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
nous arrêtions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
vous arrêtiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
vous arrêtiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
s'arrêtent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
m'arrêtasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
m'arrêtasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
t'arrêtasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
t'arrêtasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
s'arrêtât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
s'arrêtât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
nous arrêtassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
nous arrêtassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
vous arrêtassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
vous arrêtassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
s'arrêtassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
s'arrêtassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
arrête-toi (imperative second-person singular)
arrêtons-nous (first-person imperative plural)
arrêtons-nous (first-person imperative plural)
arrêtez-vous (imperative plural second-person)
arrêtez-vous (imperative plural second-person)

→ German: arretieren

→ Ladino: arretar

Inherited from Middle French arrester (“to stop”), from Old French arester (“to stay, stop”), from Vulgar Latin *arrestāre, from Latin ad- (“to”) + restō (“stop, remain behind, stay back”). Compare English arrest.


Boudreaux

→ English: Boudreaux

(Louisiana, Cajun) a surname from Old French, especially common among Cajun people.


épi

Inherited from Old French espi, from Latin spīcum, one of the variants of spīca. Doublet of aspic.

(Louisiana, Cajun, in the plural) vegetables


crapaud

→ English: crapaud

→ Guyanese Creole English: crappo

→ English: crappo

Inherited from Middle French crapaud, from Old French crapaut, crapot (“frog, toad”), from Frankish *krappō, *krappa (“hook, claw”) (because of a toad's hooked feet) + -aud. Compare Catalan gripau, Occitan grapaut. Displaced Old French froiz (“toad”), from Old Norse frauðr (“frog”).

la bave du crapaud n'atteint pas la blanche colombe


arranger

arranger (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
arrangeant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
arrangé (participle past)
arrange (first-person indicative present singular)
arranges (indicative present second-person singular)
arrange (indicative present singular third-person)
arrangeons (first-person indicative plural present)
arrangez (indicative plural present second-person)
arrangent (indicative plural present third-person)
arrangeais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
arrangeais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
arrangeait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
arrangions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
arrangiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
arrangeaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
arrangeai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
arrangeas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
arrangea (historic indicative past singular third-person)
arrangeâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
arrangeâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
arrangèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
arrangerai (first-person future indicative singular)
arrangeras (future indicative second-person singular)
arrangera (future indicative singular third-person)
arrangerons (first-person future indicative plural)
arrangerez (future indicative plural second-person)
arrangeront (future indicative plural third-person)
arrangerais (conditional first-person singular)
arrangerais (conditional second-person singular)
arrangerait (conditional singular third-person)
arrangerions (conditional first-person plural)
arrangeriez (conditional plural second-person)
arrangeraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
arrange (first-person present singular subjunctive)
arranges (present second-person singular subjunctive)
arrange (present singular subjunctive third-person)
arrangions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
arrangiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
arrangent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
arrangeasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
arrangeasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
arrangeât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
arrangeassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
arrangeassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
arrangeassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
arrange (imperative second-person singular)
arrangeons (first-person imperative plural)
arrangez (imperative plural second-person)

→ Catalan: arranjar

→ German: arrangieren

→ Portuguese: arranjar

→ Romanian: aranja


cagou

(Louisiana, Cajun) out of sorts, sickly looking, languid


basset

fr-adj

basset (feminine bassette, masculine plural bassets, feminine plural bassettes)

bassette (feminine)
bassets (masculine plural)
bassettes (feminine plural)

From bas (“low”) + -et (diminutive suffix).


femelle

→ Romanian: femelă f

Inherited from Middle French femelle, from Old French femele, from Latin fēmella f.


chausson

→ Spanish: sosón


argenté

argenté (feminine argentée, masculine plural argentés, feminine plural argentées)

argentée (feminine)
argentés (masculine plural)
argentées (feminine plural)

→ Greek: αρζαντέ (arzanté)


blague

blagues (plural)
blaque (alternative obsolete)

18th century, from Dutch balg. The sense “joke” (ca. 1800) from the notion of something puffed up, hence vain, fanciful.


naviguer

naviguer (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
naviguant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
navigué (participle past)
navigue (first-person indicative present singular)
navigues (indicative present second-person singular)
navigue (indicative present singular third-person)
naviguons (first-person indicative plural present)
naviguez (indicative plural present second-person)
naviguent (indicative plural present third-person)
naviguais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
naviguais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
naviguait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
naviguions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
naviguiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
naviguaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
naviguai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
naviguas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
navigua (historic indicative past singular third-person)
naviguâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
naviguâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
naviguèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
naviguerai (first-person future indicative singular)
navigueras (future indicative second-person singular)
naviguera (future indicative singular third-person)
naviguerons (first-person future indicative plural)
naviguerez (future indicative plural second-person)
navigueront (future indicative plural third-person)
naviguerais (conditional first-person singular)
naviguerais (conditional second-person singular)
naviguerait (conditional singular third-person)
naviguerions (conditional first-person plural)
navigueriez (conditional plural second-person)
navigueraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
navigue (first-person present singular subjunctive)
navigues (present second-person singular subjunctive)
navigue (present singular subjunctive third-person)
naviguions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
naviguiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
naviguent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
naviguasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
naviguasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
naviguât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
naviguassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
naviguassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
naviguassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
navigue (imperative second-person singular)
naviguons (first-person imperative plural)
naviguez (imperative plural second-person)
naviger (alternative obsolete)

From Middle French navig(u)er (14th c.), a borrowing from Latin navigāre. Doublet of nager (“to swim”).

(Louisiana, Cajun) to steer an automobile


nègre

fr-noun

nègre m (plural nègres, feminine négresse)

German: Neger (Negerin)

→ Swedish: neger
→ Finnish: neekeri

Russian: негр (negr)

Inherited from Middle French negre, from Spanish negro or Portuguese negro, itself from Latin niger. Doublet of noir.

(informal, derogatory, Louisiana, Cajun) friend, buddy

(informal, Louisiana, Cajun) honey, baby, precious (term of endearment)


Cadjin

Cadjin m (plural Cadjins, feminine Cadjinne)

(Louisiana, Cajun) alternative spelling of Cadien, Cajun


couyon

From European French couillon, from couille (“testicle”).

(Louisiana, Cajun) alternative spelling of couillon, idiot


plotte

From Old French pelote (“small ball”), from Vulgar Latin *pilotta, diminutive of Latin pila (“ball”).


zozo

(childish, Haiti, Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) alternative spelling of zeauzeau (“bird”)


pimper

se pimper (infinitive reflexive)
s'être + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction reflexive)
se pimpant (gerund participle present reflexive)
ayant (gerund multiword-construction participle present reflexive)
étant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present reflexive)
pimpé (participle past reflexive)
me pimpe (first-person indicative present reflexive singular)
te pimpes (indicative present reflexive second-person singular)
se pimpe (indicative present reflexive singular third-person)
nous pimpons (first-person indicative plural present reflexive)
vous pimpez (indicative plural present reflexive second-person)
se pimpent (indicative plural present reflexive third-person)
me pimpais (first-person imperfect indicative reflexive singular)
te pimpais (imperfect indicative reflexive second-person singular)
se pimpait (imperfect indicative reflexive singular third-person)
nous pimpions (first-person imperfect indicative plural reflexive)
vous pimpiez (imperfect indicative plural reflexive second-person)
se pimpaient (imperfect indicative plural reflexive third-person)
me pimpai (first-person historic indicative past reflexive singular)
te pimpas (historic indicative past reflexive second-person singular)
se pimpa (historic indicative past reflexive singular third-person)
nous pimpâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural reflexive)
vous pimpâtes (historic indicative past plural reflexive second-person)
se pimpèrent (historic indicative past plural reflexive third-person)
me pimperai (first-person future indicative reflexive singular)
te pimperas (future indicative reflexive second-person singular)
se pimpera (future indicative reflexive singular third-person)
nous pimperons (first-person future indicative plural reflexive)
vous pimperez (future indicative plural reflexive second-person)
se pimperont (future indicative plural reflexive third-person)
me pimperais (conditional first-person reflexive singular)
te pimperais (conditional reflexive second-person singular)
se pimperait (conditional reflexive singular third-person)
nous pimperions (conditional first-person plural reflexive)
vous pimperiez (conditional plural reflexive second-person)
se pimperaient (conditional plural reflexive third-person)
future of s'être + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect reflexive)
conditional of s'être + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect reflexive)
me pimpe (first-person present reflexive singular subjunctive)
te pimpes (present reflexive second-person singular subjunctive)
se pimpe (present reflexive singular subjunctive third-person)
nous pimpions (first-person plural present reflexive subjunctive)
vous pimpiez (plural present reflexive second-person subjunctive)
se pimpent (plural present reflexive subjunctive third-person)
me pimpasse (first-person imperfect reflexive singular subjunctive)
te pimpasses (imperfect reflexive second-person singular subjunctive)
se pimpât (imperfect reflexive singular subjunctive third-person)
nous pimpassions (first-person imperfect plural reflexive subjunctive)
vous pimpassiez (imperfect plural reflexive second-person subjunctive)
se pimpassent (imperfect plural reflexive subjunctive third-person)
pimpe-toi (imperative reflexive second-person singular)
pimpons-nous (first-person imperative plural reflexive)
pimpez-vous (imperative plural reflexive second-person)

Inherited from Old French pimper, from Old Occitan pimpar, of uncertain ultimate origin, but perhaps expressive.

onomatopoeic

expressive

(reflexive, Louisiana, Cajun, St. Mary Parish) to dress well


appointement

(Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) an appointment


candi

(Louisiana, Cajun, Paroisse St.Martin) an exhausted man


pitit

(Louisiana, Cajun) alternative spelling of petit, child


péteux

fr-adj

péteux (feminine péteuse, masculine plural péteux, feminine plural péteuses)

péteuse (feminine)
péteux (masculine plural)
péteuses (feminine plural)

(Belgium, Louisiana, Cajun) pretentious, stuck-up


ajourd'hui

aujourd'hui (alternative French modern)
àjourd'hui (alternative)

(archaic outside Louisiana, Cajun) alternative form of aujourd'hui


graton

(Louisiana, Cajun) crispy layer of rice at the bottom of a dish such as jambalaya


cocodril

cocodrils (plural)
cocodrie (alternative)


tchoeur

Compare Louisiana Creole French spelling of tchor.

(Louisiana, Cajun) alternative form of coeur, heart


zarico

From a pronunciation of French les haricots "beans".

(Haiti, Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) alternative form of haricot, snap bean, green bean


Arceneaux

→ English: Arceneaux


zire

(Canada, Louisiana, Cajun) horror, disgust


Robicheaux

→ English: Robicheaux


nonc

From the Cajun pronunciation of French mon oncle "my uncle" or un oncle "an uncle".

(Louisiana, Cajun) alternative form of oncle, uncle


sassaquoi

Possibly influenced by English sasquatch.

(Louisiana, Cajun) big fellow; imposing and noisy person


quoi faire

Ellipsis of pour quoi faire (“why”), another way of saying pourquoi (“why”).

Quoi faire t'as fait ça?


froumi

Compare Louisiana Creole Language spelling of fromi.

(Louisiana, Cajun) alternative form of fourmi, ant


reçoir

Inherited from Middle French recevoir, from Old French recevoir, from Vulgar Latin *recipēre, variant of Latin recipĕre.

(Louisiana, Cajun) alternative form of recevoir, to receive


patassa

(Louisiana, Cajun) perch, bluegill, bream, crappie


espliquer

espliquer (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
espliquant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
espliqué (participle past)
esplique (first-person indicative present singular)
espliques (indicative present second-person singular)
esplique (indicative present singular third-person)
espliquons (first-person indicative plural present)
espliquez (indicative plural present second-person)
espliquent (indicative plural present third-person)
espliquais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
espliquais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
espliquait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
espliquions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
espliquiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
espliquaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
espliquai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
espliquas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
espliqua (historic indicative past singular third-person)
espliquâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
espliquâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
espliquèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
espliquerai (first-person future indicative singular)
espliqueras (future indicative second-person singular)
espliquera (future indicative singular third-person)
espliquerons (first-person future indicative plural)
espliquerez (future indicative plural second-person)
espliqueront (future indicative plural third-person)
espliquerais (conditional first-person singular)
espliquerais (conditional second-person singular)
espliquerait (conditional singular third-person)
espliquerions (conditional first-person plural)
espliqueriez (conditional plural second-person)
espliqueraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
esplique (first-person present singular subjunctive)
espliques (present second-person singular subjunctive)
esplique (present singular subjunctive third-person)
espliquions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
espliquiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
espliquent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
espliquasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
espliquasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
espliquât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
espliquassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
espliquassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
espliquassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
esplique (imperative second-person singular)
espliquons (first-person imperative plural)
espliquez (imperative plural second-person)

(Louisiana, Cajun) alternative form of expliquer, to explain


p'us

(informal, Louisiana, Cajun) no longer, no more


z'oie

From a pronunciation of French les oies "geese".

(Haiti, Missouri, Louisiana, Cajun) alternative form of oie, goose


rougarou

(Louisiana, Cajun) alternative spelling of loup-garou (“werewolf”)


comment les zaricos

From comment sont les zaricos (“how are the snap beans?”).

(Louisiana, Cajun, informal) how are you


les zaricos sont salés

(Louisiana, Cajun, informal, as a response) things are going fine


assir

assir (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
assissant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
assi (participle past)
assis (first-person indicative present singular)
assis (indicative present second-person singular)
assit (indicative present singular third-person)
assissons (first-person indicative plural present)
assissez (indicative plural present second-person)
assissent (indicative plural present third-person)
assissais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
assissais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
assissait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
assissions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
assissiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
assissaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
assis (first-person historic indicative past singular)
assis (historic indicative past second-person singular)
assit (historic indicative past singular third-person)
assîmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
assîtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
assirent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
assirai (first-person future indicative singular)
assiras (future indicative second-person singular)
assira (future indicative singular third-person)
assirons (first-person future indicative plural)
assirez (future indicative plural second-person)
assiront (future indicative plural third-person)
assirais (conditional first-person singular)
assirais (conditional second-person singular)
assirait (conditional singular third-person)
assirions (conditional first-person plural)
assiriez (conditional plural second-person)
assiraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
assisse (first-person present singular subjunctive)
assisses (present second-person singular subjunctive)
assisse (present singular subjunctive third-person)
assissions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
assissiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
assissent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
assisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
assisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
assît (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
assissions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
assissiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
assissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
assis (imperative second-person singular)
assissons (first-person imperative plural)
assissez (imperative plural second-person)

(Canadian French, Cajun) alternative spelling of asseoir, to sit


comment sont les zaricos

From comment (“how”) + sont (“are”), the third-person plural indicative present of être (“to be”) + les (“the”) + zaricos (“green beans”). Literally, “how're the green beans?”.

(Louisiana, Cajun, informal) how are you?


sma't

sma't (feminine sma'te, masculine plural sma'ts, feminine plural sma'tes)

sma'te (feminine)
sma'ts (masculine plural)
sma'tes (feminine plural)


plaïe

From Late Latin plagia, from Latin plaga, influenced by Spanish playa.

(Louisiana, Cajun) alternative form of plage, beach


largir

largir (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
largissant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
largi (participle past)
largis (first-person indicative present singular)
largis (indicative present second-person singular)
largit (indicative present singular third-person)
largissons (first-person indicative plural present)
largissez (indicative plural present second-person)
largissent (indicative plural present third-person)
largissais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
largissais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
largissait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
largissions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
largissiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
largissaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
largis (first-person historic indicative past singular)
largis (historic indicative past second-person singular)
largit (historic indicative past singular third-person)
largîmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
largîtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
largirent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
largirai (first-person future indicative singular)
largiras (future indicative second-person singular)
largira (future indicative singular third-person)
largirons (first-person future indicative plural)
largirez (future indicative plural second-person)
largiront (future indicative plural third-person)
largirais (conditional first-person singular)
largirais (conditional second-person singular)
largirait (conditional singular third-person)
largirions (conditional first-person plural)
largiriez (conditional plural second-person)
largiraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
largisse (first-person present singular subjunctive)
largisses (present second-person singular subjunctive)
largisse (present singular subjunctive third-person)
largissions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
largissiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
largissent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
largisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
largisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
largît (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
largissions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
largissiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
largissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
largis (imperative second-person singular)
largissons (first-person imperative plural)
largissez (imperative plural second-person)

(Louisiana, Cajun) alternative form of élargir, to enlarge


z'aigrette

From a pronunciation of French les aigrettes "egrets". Compare Louisiana Creole French spelling of zegret.

(Haiti, Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) alternative form of aigrette, egret

(Haiti, Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) heron


z'amendement

From a pronunciation of French les amendements "amendements". Compare Louisiana Creole French spelling of zamannman.

(Haiti, Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) alternative form of amendement, amendment


z'apprenti

From a pronunciation of French les apprentis "apprenticies". Compare Louisiana Creole French spelling of zapranti.

(Haiti, Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) alternative form of apprenti, apprentice


z'étage

From a pronunciation of French les étages "floors, stages". Compare Louisiana Creole French spelling of zetaj.

(Haiti, Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) alternative form of étage, floor, stage


z'immense

From a pronunciation of French les immenses "immense". Compare Louisiana Creole French spelling of zimans.

(Haiti, Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) alternative form of immense


z'indemnité

From a pronunciation of French les indemnités "indemnities". Compare Louisiana Creole French spelling of zendèmnite.

(Haiti, Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) alternative form of indemnité, indemnity


zuître

From a pronunciation of French les huîtres "oysters". Compare Louisiana Creole French spelling of zwit.

(Haiti, Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) alternative form of huître, oyster


zumiliant

zumiliant (feminine zumiliante, masculine plural zumiliants, feminine plural zumiliantes)

zumiliante (feminine)
zumiliants (masculine plural)
zumiliantes (feminine plural)

From a pronunciation of French les humiliants "humiliating". Compare Louisiana Creole French spelling of zumilyant.

(Haiti, Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) alternative form of humiliant, humiliating


à le

(Louisiana, Cajun) alternative form of au, to the


à les

(Louisiana, Cajun) alternative form of aux, to the


z'oiseau

From a pronunciation of French les oiseaux (“birds”).

(Haiti, Louisiana, Cajun, Missouri) alternative form of oiseau (“bird”)


z'animau

From a pronunciation of French les animaux "animals". Compare Louisiana Creole French spelling of zanimo.

(Haiti, Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) alternative form of animal


zirable

From indésirable (“undesirable”). Compare Louisiana Creole French spelling of zirab.

(Louisiana, Cajun) alternative form of indésirable, undesirable


djeule

(Louisiana, Cajun) alternative form of gueule, mouth, opening


z'yeu

From a pronunciation of French les yeux (“the eyes”). Compare Louisiana Creole French spelling of zyeu.

(Haiti, Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) alternative form of œil, eye


z-yeux

(Haiti, Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) alternative spelling of z'yeux, eyes


z-oiseau

(Haiti, Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) alternative spelling of z'oiseau, bird


z-oie

(Haiti, Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) alternative spelling of z'oie, goose


frêmer

frêmer (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
frêmant (gerund participle present)
frêmant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
frêmé (participle past)
frêmé (participle past)
frême (first-person indicative present singular)
frêmes (indicative present second-person singular)
frême (indicative present singular third-person)
frêmons (first-person indicative plural present)
frêmons (first-person indicative plural present)
frêmez (indicative plural present second-person)
frêmez (indicative plural present second-person)
frêment (indicative plural present third-person)
frêmais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
frêmais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
frêmais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
frêmais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
frêmait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
frêmait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
frêmions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
frêmions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
frêmiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
frêmiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
frêmaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
frêmaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
frêmai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
frêmai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
frêmas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
frêmas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
frêma (historic indicative past singular third-person)
frêma (historic indicative past singular third-person)
frêmâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
frêmâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
frêmâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
frêmâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
frêmèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
frêmèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
frêmerai (first-person future indicative singular)
frêmeras (future indicative second-person singular)
frêmera (future indicative singular third-person)
frêmerons (first-person future indicative plural)
frêmerez (future indicative plural second-person)
frêmeront (future indicative plural third-person)
frêmerais (conditional first-person singular)
frêmerais (conditional second-person singular)
frêmerait (conditional singular third-person)
frêmerions (conditional first-person plural)
frêmerions (conditional first-person plural)
frêmeriez (conditional plural second-person)
frêmeriez (conditional plural second-person)
frêmeraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
frême (first-person present singular subjunctive)
frêmes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
frême (present singular subjunctive third-person)
frêmions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
frêmions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
frêmiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
frêmiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
frêment (plural present subjunctive third-person)
frêmasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
frêmasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
frêmasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
frêmasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
frêmât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
frêmât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
frêmassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
frêmassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
frêmassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
frêmassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
frêmassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
frêmassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
frême (imperative second-person singular)
frêmons (first-person imperative plural)
frêmons (first-person imperative plural)
frêmez (imperative plural second-person)
frêmez (imperative plural second-person)

(Louisiana, Cajun) alternative form of fermer, to close


z'orange

From a pronunciation of French les oranges "oranges". Compare Louisiana Creole French spelling of zoranj.

(Haiti, Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) alternative form of orange


n'éléphant

From a pronunciation of French un éléphant "an elephant". Compare Louisiana Creole French spelling of nelefan.

(Louisiana, Cajun) alternative form of éléphant, elephant


n-éléphant

(Louisiana, Cajun) alternative spelling of n'éléphant


calimaçon

From Norman calimachon (“snail”), from the archaic caillemasson, from écale + limaçon, thus a "shell-snail".


chinqui-chinque

fr-noun

chinqui-chinque m (plural chinqui-chinques)

An onomatopoeia for the sound an accordion makes in Cajun music.

(Louisiana, Cajun, derogatory) Cajun music


chien de terre

chien de terre f (plural chiens de terre)


élestricité

(Louisiana, Cajun) alternative form of électricité, electricity


élestrique

(Louisiana, Cajun) alternative form of électrique, electric


z'épice

From a pronunciation of French les épices "spices", "seasonings". Compare Louisiana Creole French spelling of zepis.

(Haiti, Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) alternative form of épice, spice, seasoning


z'abonner

z'abonner (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
z'abonnant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
z'abonné (participle past)
z'abonne (first-person indicative present singular)
z'abonnes (indicative present second-person singular)
z'abonne (indicative present singular third-person)
z'abonnons (first-person indicative plural present)
z'abonnez (indicative plural present second-person)
z'abonnent (indicative plural present third-person)
z'abonnais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
z'abonnais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
z'abonnait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
z'abonnions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
z'abonniez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
z'abonnaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
z'abonnai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
z'abonnas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
z'abonna (historic indicative past singular third-person)
z'abonnâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
z'abonnâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
z'abonnèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
z'abonnerai (first-person future indicative singular)
z'abonneras (future indicative second-person singular)
z'abonnera (future indicative singular third-person)
z'abonnerons (first-person future indicative plural)
z'abonnerez (future indicative plural second-person)
z'abonneront (future indicative plural third-person)
z'abonnerais (conditional first-person singular)
z'abonnerais (conditional second-person singular)
z'abonnerait (conditional singular third-person)
z'abonnerions (conditional first-person plural)
z'abonneriez (conditional plural second-person)
z'abonneraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
z'abonne (first-person present singular subjunctive)
z'abonnes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
z'abonne (present singular subjunctive third-person)
z'abonnions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
z'abonniez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
z'abonnent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
z'abonnasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
z'abonnasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
z'abonnât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
z'abonnassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
z'abonnassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
z'abonnassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
z'abonne (imperative second-person singular)
z'abonnons (first-person imperative plural)
z'abonnez (imperative plural second-person)

Compare Louisiana Creole French spelling of zabone.

(Haiti, Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) alternative form of abonner, to subscribe


n'aigle

From a pronunciation of French un aigle "an eagle". Compare Louisiana Creole French spelling of nèg.

(Louisiana, Cajun) alternative form of aigle, eagle


z'ami

From a pronunciation of French les amis "friends". Compare Louisiana Creole French spelling of zami.

(Haiti, Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) alternative form of ami, friend


monde de l'autre côté

monde de l'autre côté m (plural mondes de l'autre côté)

Compare Louisiana Creole Language spelling of moun lòt kote.


argent blanc

/aʁ.ʒɑ̃ blɑ̃/

Compare Louisiana Creole Language spelling of larjan blanc.


z'Indien

From a pronunciation of French les Indiens "Indians". Compare Louisiana Creole French spelling of Zendyen.

(Haiti, Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) alternative form of Indien, Amerindian


bec-croche

Compare Louisiana Creole Language spelling of bekròch.


cheval-diable

Compare Louisiana Creole Language spelling of chval-djab.

cheval du diable
cheval du diable#French

(Louisiana, Cajun) alternative form of cheval du diable


gros chien

Compare Louisiana Creole Language spelling of gro chyen.

(Louisiana, Cajun) important person, big shot


cheval du diable

cheval du diable m (plural chevaux du diable)

From cheval + du + diable, literally “devil’s horse”.

compound

(Louisiana, Cajun, Acadia) praying mantis


z'affaire

From a pronunciation of French les affaires "affairs". Compare Louisiana Creole French spelling of zafè.

(Haiti, Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) alternative form of affaire, affair


plein de soupe

fr-noun

plein de soupe m (plural pleins de soupe)

(Louisiana, Cajun, St.Martin Parish) a greedy man


crier pour la pirogue

(Louisiana, Cajun, St. Martin Parish) to call for help


fendre son biscuit

(Louisiana, Cajun, St.Martin Parish) to beat


tailler dans le gingas

(Louisiana, Cajun, St.Martin Parish) to lie


rifler la mort

(Louisiana, Cajun, St.Martin Parish) to be in danger of death


être dans les Fordoches

Borrowed from the fact that Les Fordoches is a very remote settlement in Louisiana.

(Louisiana, Cajun, St.Martin Parish) to be in distress


chemin méchant

chemin méchant m (plural chemins méchants)

(Louisiana, Cajun, St.Martin Parish) a muddy road


ronfler par saccades

(Louisiana, Cajun, St.Martin Parish) to go to sleep, to hit the hay


poser la chique et faire le mort

(Louisiana, Cajun, St.Martin Parish) to stay silent


fendre son garganna

(Louisiana, Cajun, St.Martin Parish) to beat someone, to win


faire chiquer poteau

(Louisiana, Cajun, St.Martin Parish) to prevent a young man from dancing with a young girl


sans réserve

(Louisiana, Cajun, St.Martin Parish) ready to fight


faire chaudière ensemble

(Louisiana, Cajun, St. Mary Parish) to marry


fr-phrase

avoir le respire court et le discours égaré

/a.vwaʁ lə ʁɛs.piʁ kuʁ e l(ə) dis.kuʁ e.ɡa.ʁe/

(Louisiana, Cajun, St. Mary Parish) to be dying


embancher

embancher (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
embanchant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
embanché (participle past)
embanche (first-person indicative present singular)
embanches (indicative present second-person singular)
embanche (indicative present singular third-person)
embanchons (first-person indicative plural present)
embanchez (indicative plural present second-person)
embanchent (indicative plural present third-person)
embanchais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
embanchais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
embanchait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
embanchions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
embanchiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
embanchaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
embanchai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
embanchas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
embancha (historic indicative past singular third-person)
embanchâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
embanchâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
embanchèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
embancherai (first-person future indicative singular)
embancheras (future indicative second-person singular)
embanchera (future indicative singular third-person)
embancherons (first-person future indicative plural)
embancherez (future indicative plural second-person)
embancheront (future indicative plural third-person)
embancherais (conditional first-person singular)
embancherais (conditional second-person singular)
embancherait (conditional singular third-person)
embancherions (conditional first-person plural)
embancheriez (conditional plural second-person)
embancheraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
embanche (first-person present singular subjunctive)
embanches (present second-person singular subjunctive)
embanche (present singular subjunctive third-person)
embanchions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
embanchiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
embanchent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
embanchasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
embanchasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
embanchât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
embanchassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
embanchassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
embanchassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
embanche (imperative second-person singular)
embanchons (first-person imperative plural)
embanchez (imperative plural second-person)

(Louisiana, Cajun, St. Mary Parish) to sit on a bench


desselle-toi que je te monte

(Louisiana, Cajun, St. Mary Parish) prepare for a fight!


cela fait zir

(Louisiana, Cajun, St. Mary Parish) astonishing!


prendre sa routine à volonté

(Louisiana, Cajun, St. Mary Parish) to be dismissed


soutadère

(Louisiana, Cajun) alternative form of soutadaire saddle


venir en âge

/və.niʁ ɑ̃ ɑʒ/

(idiomatic, Louisiana, Cajun) to turn twenty-one years of age


awoir

(Louisiana, Cajun) alternative spelling of avoir, to have


ainmer

Compare Louisiana Creole French spelling of linmin.

(Louisiana, Cajun) alternative form of aimer, to like


paiser

paiser (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
paisant (gerund participle present)
paisant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
paisé (participle past)
paisé (participle past)
paise (first-person indicative present singular)
paises (indicative present second-person singular)
paise (indicative present singular third-person)
paisons (first-person indicative plural present)
paisons (first-person indicative plural present)
paisez (indicative plural present second-person)
paisez (indicative plural present second-person)
paisent (indicative plural present third-person)
paisais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
paisais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
paisais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
paisais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
paisait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
paisait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
paisions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
paisions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
paisiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
paisiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
paisaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
paisaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
paisai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
paisai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
paisas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
paisas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
paisa (historic indicative past singular third-person)
paisa (historic indicative past singular third-person)
paisâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
paisâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
paisâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
paisâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
paisèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
paisèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
paiserai (first-person future indicative singular)
paiseras (future indicative second-person singular)
paisera (future indicative singular third-person)
paiserons (first-person future indicative plural)
paiserez (future indicative plural second-person)
paiseront (future indicative plural third-person)
paiserais (conditional first-person singular)
paiserais (conditional second-person singular)
paiserait (conditional singular third-person)
paiserions (conditional first-person plural)
paiserions (conditional first-person plural)
paiseriez (conditional plural second-person)
paiseriez (conditional plural second-person)
paiseraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
paise (first-person present singular subjunctive)
paises (present second-person singular subjunctive)
paise (present singular subjunctive third-person)
paisions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
paisions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
paisiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
paisiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
paisent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
paisasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
paisasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
paisasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
paisasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
paisât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
paisât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
paisassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
paisassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
paisassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
paisassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
paisassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
paisassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
paise (imperative second-person singular)
paisons (first-person imperative plural)
paisons (first-person imperative plural)
paisez (imperative plural second-person)
paisez (imperative plural second-person)


maison de crapaud

fr-noun

maison de crapaud f (plural maisons de crapaud)

Literally, “toad's house”. Compare English toadstool.


zeauzeau

Compare Louisiana Creole French spelling of zozo.

(Haiti, Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) alternative form of z'oiseau (“bird”)


zeauzeau fleur

zeauzeau fleur m (plural zeauzeaux fleur)


parc aux petits

parc aux petits f (plural parcs aux petits)


tonnerre mes chiens

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-tonnerre mes chiens.wav


comment ça plume

(Louisiana, Cajun, informal) how are you?


boscoyo

boscoyos (plural)
boscoillot (alternative)
bouscouyou (alternative)

From boscot (“a little hunchback”), from bossu (“a hunchback”).


cocodrie

cocodries (plural)
cocodril (alternative)

Louisiana Creole: kokodri


giraumon

From a Tupi-Guarani language of South America (cf. Portuguese jerimum)


gorgoyo

Compare Spanish gorgojo (“grub, weevil”).


maintée

From main + -t- + -ée. constructed by analogy to bouche > bouchée, coude > coudée.


plaquemine

From Native American Chitimacha word plakemine (“persimmon”).


chaboulure

chaboulures (plural)
échauboulure (alternative)
chauboulure (alternative)

(Louisiana, Cajun) a sweaty heat, heat rash, hives