"bayou" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbaɪ.(j)uː/, /ˈbaɪ.oʊ/ Forms: bayous [plural]
Etymology: From Cajun French bayou, from Choctaw bayuk (“creek”). Doublet of bogue. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frc|bayou}} Cajun French bayou, {{der|en|cho|bayuk||creek}} Choctaw bayuk (“creek”), {{doublet|en|bogue}} Doublet of bogue Head templates: {{en-noun}} bayou (plural bayous)
  1. A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river. Categories (place): Louisiana, USA
    Sense id: en-bayou-en-noun-SxefM9OH Disambiguation of Louisiana, USA: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 48
  2. A swamp; a marshy (stagnant) body of water. Categories (place): Louisiana, USA
    Sense id: en-bayou-en-noun-MMiqTxul Disambiguation of Louisiana, USA: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: buyou [dated], byo [obsolete] Derived forms: bayou physa Translations (slow-moving creek or swamp): mrtvé rameno (Czech), močálovité rameno (Czech), lutakko (Finnish), bayou [masculine] (French), marécages [masculine, plural] (French), acquitrino [masculine] (Italian), ramo paludoso [masculine] (Italian), brejo [masculine] (Portuguese), pantano [masculine] (Spanish), pantanos [masculine, plural] (Spanish), bayou [common-gender] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'slow-moving creek or swamp': 47 53

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