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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


char

Inherited from Old French char, from Latin carrus, a loan from Transalpine Gaulish. Doublet of car (“coach”), a borrowing from English.


hydrant

hydrants (plural)
hydrante (alternative)

Borrowed from German Hydrant, from American English hydrant.

(Switzerland, Louisiana, Missouri) hydrant, fire hydrant


théâtre

Haitian Creole: teyat

desc

→ Persian: تئاتر (te'âtr), تیاتر (tiyâtr)

→ Romanian: teatru

desctree

→ Russian: теа́тр (teátr), теа́тръ (teátr) — Pre-reform orthography (1918), ѳеа́тръ (feátr), феа́тр (feátr) — archaic
→ Azerbaijani:
Cyrillic script: театр
Latin script: teatr
→ Bashkir: театр (teatr)
→ Buryat: театр (tjeatr)
→ Crimean Tatar: teatr
→ Evenki: театр (teatr)
→ Kalmyk: театр (teatr)
→ Kazakh:
Arabic script: تەاتر
Cyrillic script: театр (teatr)
Latin script: teatr
→ Khakas: театр (teatr)
→ Kyrgyz: театр (teatr)
→ Livvi: teatru
→ Mongolian:
Cyrillic script: театр (teatr)
Mongolian script: ᠲᠢᠶᠠᠲᠷ (tiyatr)
→ Southern Altai: театр (teatr)
→ Tajik: театр (teatr)
→ Tatar: театр (teatr)
→ Tuvan: театр (teatr)
→ Uyghur:
Cyrillic script: театр (tëatr)
Arabic script: تىياتىر (tiyatir)
⇒ Uyghur:
Cyrillic script: театрхана (tëatrxana)
Arabic script: تىياتىرخانا (tiyatirxana)
→ Uzbek:
Cyrillic script: театр (teatr)
Latin script: teatr
→ Yakut: театр (teatr), тыйаатыр (tıyaatır), тийээтир (tiyeetir)

Switzerland, Canton of Valais; Quebec, standard

Borrowed from Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”), from θεάομαι (theáomai, “to see, to watch, to observe”).


bonhomme

fr-noun

bonhomme m (plural bonshommes or bonhommes, feminine bonne femme)

bonshommes (plural)
bonhommes (plural)
bonne femme (feminine)

Univerbation of bon (“good”) + homme (“man”).


joual

Pronunciation spelling of the joual pronunciation of cheval (“horse”) (/ʃəval/ → /ʒwal/).


collège

→ Turkish: kolej

Inherited from Middle French college, from Old French college, borrowed from Latin collēgium.

(Louisiana, Missouri) college, university


laissez les bons temps rouler

laissez les bons temps rouler ! (canonical)

Calque of English let the good times roll.

calque

let the good times roll
let the good times roll

(Louisiana, Missouri) make merry!, let the good times roll!


pistache

→ Dutch: pistache

→ Finnish: pistaasi

→ Irish: piostáis

→ Luxembourgish: Pistasch

→ Norwegian Bokmål: pistasj

→ Norwegian Nynorsk: pistasj

→ Portuguese: pistache

desctree

→ Spanish: pistacho, pistache
→ Tagalog: pistatso

→ Swedish: pistasch

Borrowed from Venetan pistacio, from Latin pistacium, from Ancient Greek πιστάκιον (pistákion).


bétail

bétails (plural)
bétaille (alternative Louisiana)

Inherited from Old French bestail, bestaille, from beste (“animal”) + -ail.


zozo

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


appointement

(Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) an appointment


toé

(Quebec, New England, Missouri, colloquial) you, thee: alternative form of toi


poule d'eau

Fulica americana
Fulica americana#Translingual

(Louisiana, Missouri) American coot (Fulica americana)


zarico

From a pronunciation of French les haricots "beans".

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


afforder

afforder (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
affordant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
affordé (participle past)
afforde (first-person indicative present singular)
affordes (indicative present second-person singular)
afforde (indicative present singular third-person)
affordons (first-person indicative plural present)
affordez (indicative plural present second-person)
affordent (indicative plural present third-person)
affordais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
affordais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
affordait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
affordions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
affordiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
affordaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
affordai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
affordas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
afforda (historic indicative past singular third-person)
affordâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
affordâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
affordèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
afforderai (first-person future indicative singular)
afforderas (future indicative second-person singular)
affordera (future indicative singular third-person)
afforderons (first-person future indicative plural)
afforderez (future indicative plural second-person)
afforderont (future indicative plural third-person)
afforderais (conditional first-person singular)
afforderais (conditional second-person singular)
afforderait (conditional singular third-person)
afforderions (conditional first-person plural)
afforderiez (conditional plural second-person)
afforderaient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
afforde (first-person present singular subjunctive)
affordes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
afforde (present singular subjunctive third-person)
affordions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
affordiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
affordent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
affordasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
affordasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
affordât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
affordassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
affordassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
affordassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
afforde (imperative second-person singular)
affordons (first-person imperative plural)
affordez (imperative plural second-person)


beigne

Inherited from Middle French bigne, from Old French bigne, buyne (“lump”), from Frankish *bungjo (“a swelling, lump, bump”). Unlike other loans, the vowel *-u- is umlauted to *-ü- and then -i-, compare broigne which does not undergo umlaut. (For more details, see the entry for beignet.).

der

(Louisiana, Missouri) doughnut, fritter, deep-fried corn cake


tayau

From taïaut (interjection used in deer-hunting), by metonymy. More at tallyho.


bête-puante

From bête + puant, literally “stinking beast”.


z'oie

From a pronunciation of French les oies "geese".

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


bête à Bon Dieu

fr-noun

bête à Bon Dieu f (plural bêtes à Bon Dieu)


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

fr-adj

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


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


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


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


maison de cour

fr-noun

maison de cour f (plural maisons de cour)


grocerie

(Louisiana, Missouri, in the plural) groceries


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


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


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


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


zeauzeau

Compare Louisiana Creole French spelling of zozo.

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


m'as

(Quebec, New England, Missouri, colloquial) Equivalent to "je vais" when used as a near-future tense.


sac-à-lait

sac-à-lait m (plural sac-à-laits or sacs-à-lait)

sac-à-laits (plural)
sacs-à-lait (plural)
sacalait (alternative)

→ English: sac-a-lait/sacalait

Literally, "bag of milk", referring to its milky-white skin. A reinterpretation via folk etymology from Choctaw sakli (“trout”). Ultimately from Proto-Muskogean *¢akliCo (“trout”).

(Louisiana, Missouri) a white perch (Morone americana)

(Louisiana, Missouri) a white or black crappie (Pomoxis)


rabiole

From a diminutive of Latin rāpum (“turnip”).


brindgème

. Likely cognate with Louisiana French brème.


esquilette

Borrowed from English skillet. Doublet of écuelle.


aveindzu

fr-past participle

aveindzu (feminine aveindzue, masculine plural aveindzus, feminine plural aveindzues)

aveindzue (feminine)
aveindzus (masculine plural)
aveindzues (feminine plural)

past participle of aveindre
1981, Rosemary Hyde Thomas, It's good to tell you : French folktales from Missouri:
Il a aveindzu sa p'tsite bouteille, il a pris l'douegt d'la princesse, pis i' l'a mis sus la bouteille.
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