n'aigle

n’ aigle (canonical masculine)
n’aigles (plural)

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

(Louisiana, Cajun) Alternative form of aigle, eagle


tchoquant

fr-adj

tchoquant (feminine tchoquante, masculine plural tchoquants, feminine plural tchoquantes)

tchoquante (feminine)
tchoquants (masculine plural)
tchoquantes (feminine plural)


argent blanc

/aʁ.ʒɑ̃ blɑ̃/

Compare Louisiana Creole Language spelling of larjan blanc.


monde de l'autre côté

fr-noun

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

monde de l’ autre côté (canonical masculine)
mondes de l’autre côté (plural)

Compare Louisiana Creole Language spelling of moun lòt kote.


z'Indien

z’ Indien (canonical masculine)
z’Indiens (plural)

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

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


gros chien

Compare Louisiana Creole Language spelling of gro chyen.

(Louisiana, Cajun) important person, big shot


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


chien à perdrix

chien à perdrix m (plural chiens à perdrix)

(Louisiana) bird-dog, a dog that specializes in bird hunting


chien tayau

Compare Louisiana Creole Language spelling of chyen tayo.


chardon macaque

chardon macaque m (plural chardons macaque)

Compare Louisiana Creole Language spelling of chadron makak.


z'affaire

z’ affaire (canonical masculine)
z’affaires (plural)

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

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


mettre devant la loi

Compare Louisiana Creole Language spelling of mèt devan lalwa.


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'ami

z’ ami (canonical masculine)
z’amis (plural)

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

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


gniape

Ce que j’en demande ? répondit le marchand ; pshaw ! je demande qu’on m’en débarrasse : prenez-la pour la gniape.

What I'm asking? answered the merchant; pshaw! I am asking that you leave me alone: take it as a lagniappe

(Louisiana) Something that is added, especially something that a merchant gives to a buyer to complete the amount requested, or something extra given as a bonus; a gratuity, lagniappe


plein de soupe

fr-noun

plein de soupe m (plural pleins de soupe)

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


fendre son biscuit

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


rifler la mort

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


crier pour la pirogue

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


ronfler par saccades

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


chemin méchant

chemin méchant m (plural chemins méchants)

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


tailler dans le gingas

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


faire chiquer poteau

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


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


fendre son garganna

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


poser la chique et faire le mort

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


faire chaudière ensemble

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


sans réserve

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


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


cela fait zir

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


desselle-toi que je te monte

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


prendre sa routine à volonté

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


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


awoir

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


soutadère

(Louisiana, Cajun) Alternative form of soutadaire saddle


ainmer

Compare Louisiana Creole French spelling of linmin.

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


zeauzeau

Compare Louisiana Creole French spelling of zozo.

(Haiti, Louisiana, Missouri, Cajun) Alternative form of z’oiseau (“bird”)


venir en âge

/və.niʁ ɑ̃ ɑʒ/

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


zeauzeau fleur

fr-noun

zeauzeau fleur m (plural zeauzeaux fleur)


maison de crapaud

maison de crapaud f (plural maisons de crapaud)

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


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)


parc aux petits

parc aux petits f (plural parcs aux petits)


comment ça plume

(Louisiana, Cajun, informal) how are you?


tonnerre mes chiens

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


suce-fleur

From sucer (“to suck”) + fleur (“flower”), literally “suckflower”.


sac-à-lait

fr-noun

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

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

Borrowed from Choctaw sakli (“trout”), via folk etymology which reinterpreted it as a “sack for milk.”

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

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


chadègue

Borrowed from English shaddock (“pomelo”). Compare Louisiana Creole shadèk, shadèg, Haitian Creole chadèk


écore

Inherited from Old French escore, from Middle Dutch schore (“shore”).

O viens-t’en donc, c’est avec moi / Dessus l’écore du Tennessee.

1988, “J'ai marié un ouvrier”, in Allons à Lafayette, performed by BeauSoleil:

Oh, come away with me / On the banks of the Tennessee.

(Louisiana) bank, shore, escarpment, bluff


canique

→ Spanish: canica


grillot

(Louisiana) a kernel of dried unripened corn

(Louisiana) a kernel of unpopped popcorn, an old maid

(Louisiana) a marble, especially one made of agate


écouiller

écouiller (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
écouillant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
écouillé (participle past)
écouille (first-person indicative present singular)
écouilles (indicative present second-person singular)
écouille (indicative present singular third-person)
écouillons (first-person indicative plural present)
écouillez (indicative plural present second-person)
écouillent (indicative plural present third-person)
écouillais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
écouillais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
écouillait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
écouillions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
écouilliez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
écouillaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
écouillai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
écouillas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
écouilla (historic indicative past singular third-person)
écouillâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
écouillâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
écouillèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
écouillerai (first-person future indicative singular)
écouilleras (future indicative second-person singular)
écouillera (future indicative singular third-person)
écouillerons (first-person future indicative plural)
écouillerez (future indicative plural second-person)
écouilleront (future indicative plural third-person)
écouillerais (conditional first-person singular)
écouillerais (conditional second-person singular)
écouillerait (conditional singular third-person)
écouillerions (conditional first-person plural)
écouilleriez (conditional plural second-person)
écouilleraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
écouille (first-person present singular subjunctive)
écouilles (present second-person singular subjunctive)
écouille (present singular subjunctive third-person)
écouillions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
écouilliez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
écouillent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
écouillasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
écouillasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
écouillât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
écouillassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
écouillassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
écouillassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
écouille (imperative second-person singular)
écouillons (first-person imperative plural)
écouillez (imperative plural second-person)

Inherited from Middle French escouiller. Equivalent to é- + couilles + -er.


chipoteur

fr-noun

chipoteur m (plural chipoteurs, feminine chipoteuse)

chipoteurs (plural)
chipoteuse (feminine)


chicoter

chicoter (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
chicotant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
chicoté (participle past)
chicote (first-person indicative present singular)
chicotes (indicative present second-person singular)
chicote (indicative present singular third-person)
chicotons (first-person indicative plural present)
chicotez (indicative plural present second-person)
chicotent (indicative plural present third-person)
chicotais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
chicotais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
chicotait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
chicotions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
chicotiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
chicotaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
chicotai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
chicotas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
chicota (historic indicative past singular third-person)
chicotâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
chicotâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
chicotèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
chicoterai (first-person future indicative singular)
chicoteras (future indicative second-person singular)
chicotera (future indicative singular third-person)
chicoterons (first-person future indicative plural)
chicoterez (future indicative plural second-person)
chicoteront (future indicative plural third-person)
chicoterais (conditional first-person singular)
chicoterais (conditional second-person singular)
chicoterait (conditional singular third-person)
chicoterions (conditional first-person plural)
chicoteriez (conditional plural second-person)
chicoteraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
chicote (first-person present singular subjunctive)
chicotes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
chicote (present singular subjunctive third-person)
chicotions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
chicotiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
chicotent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
chicotasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
chicotasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
chicotât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
chicotassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
chicotassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
chicotassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
chicote (imperative second-person singular)
chicotons (first-person imperative plural)
chicotez (imperative plural second-person)

(transitive, Louisiana) to nibble, to eat away, to erode

(transitive, Louisiana) to harass, to irritate


boscoyo

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


chaboulure

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


giraumon

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


maintée

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


cocodrie

Louisiana Creole: kokodri


gorgoyo

Compare Spanish gorgojo (“grub, weevil”).


plaquemine

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


gourlot

(Louisiana) Alternative form of grelot (“jingle bell”)


cafiot

(Louisiana) a person who drinks a lot of coffee, coffeehead, coffeeholic


mouche luisante

mouche luisante f (plural mouches luisantes)


cocodinde

Possibly Univerbation of coque au dinde. (turkey egg, which are speckled).


chaudin

From Cajun French chaudin (“stuffed and baked pig's stomach; pig's large intestine”), from Poitevin-Saintongeais chàudin, from Old French chaudun, from Medieval Latin caldūmen.


topette

Perhaps from the same root as toupin (“top”) but with a different suffix.


sacacoua

(Louisiana) Alternative form of sassaquoi


amancher

amancher (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
amanchant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
amanché (participle past)
amanche (first-person indicative present singular)
amanches (indicative present second-person singular)
amanche (indicative present singular third-person)
amanchons (first-person indicative plural present)
amanchez (indicative plural present second-person)
amanchent (indicative plural present third-person)
amanchais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
amanchais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
amanchait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
amanchions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
amanchiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
amanchaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
amanchai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
amanchas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
amancha (historic indicative past singular third-person)
amanchâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
amanchâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
amanchèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
amancherai (first-person future indicative singular)
amancheras (future indicative second-person singular)
amanchera (future indicative singular third-person)
amancherons (first-person future indicative plural)
amancherez (future indicative plural second-person)
amancheront (future indicative plural third-person)
amancherais (conditional first-person singular)
amancherais (conditional second-person singular)
amancherait (conditional singular third-person)
amancherions (conditional first-person plural)
amancheriez (conditional plural second-person)
amancheraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
amanche (first-person present singular subjunctive)
amanches (present second-person singular subjunctive)
amanche (present singular subjunctive third-person)
amanchions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
amanchiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
amanchent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
amanchasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
amanchasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
amanchât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
amanchassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
amanchassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
amanchassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
amanche (imperative second-person singular)
amanchons (first-person imperative plural)
amanchez (imperative plural second-person)

(Louisiana, transitive) to put a handle on a tool, assemble various parts

(figurative) to start an affair, a business etc...


févi

Potentially related to Gun fevi (“okra”).


poc à poc

Louisiana Creole: pokapok


bétaille à feu

fr-noun

bétaille à feu f (plural bétailles à feu)


bétaille à mille pattes

bétaille à mille pattes f (plural bétailles à mille pattes)


bétaille

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