Sunday, August 25, 2013

Cajun Terms

  • ain? - what?

  • an ahnvee - a longing or hunger

  • axe - ask

  • bag daer - back there

  • batroom - bathroom

  • beb - sweetheart, darling

  • cahbin - outdoor shed

  • couyôn (pronounced coo-yaw) - fool, foolish, stupid

  • dat - that

  • dare - there

  • dis - this

  • don matta - doesn't matter

  • drawz - underwear

  • freesons - goose bumps

  • ga lee - expression of astonishment

  • get down - get out of a vehicle

  • gep - wasp

  • gris gris (pronounced gree gree) - a curse put on someone

  • haunt - embarrassed

  • hose pipe - garden hose

  • loan mo - lawn mower

  • meenoo - cat

  • mynez - mayonaise

  • nanny - godmother

  • nuttin - nothing

  • pa-rân - godfather (French "parrain")

  • pass by - to stop by

  • peekon - thorn

  • peeshwank - a little person, runt

  • pis au lee - goldenrod

  • pod nah - partner, good friend

  • ro-day - go from place to place or run the roads

  • shâ-dear - (French "chèr")

  • shah - go away

  • sto - store

  • tink - think

  • tree - three

  • udder - other

  • zink - sink

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