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bayou

Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪ.(j)uː/

The English word “bayou” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.
  2. A swamp; a marshy (stagnant) body of water.

Etymology

From Louisiana French bayou, from Choctaw bayuk (“a creek”). Doublet of bogue.

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