bayou

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)

Etymology

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

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