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llons
[a-law(n)]
Let's go!
A
llons dancé
Let's dance!
Andouille
[ah(n) doo' ee]
Creole sausage-Talk about good in Gumbo!
Années passées
[a nee pass ay]
Years gone by
(don't let another one pass before you come to Louisiana!)
Atchafalaya
[uh chaf uh lie uh]
Choctaw Indian word for long river
Au revoir
Goodbye
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- B -
Bateau
[bah toh]
Flat bottom boat
Baton Rouge
[bat n rooj]
Capital city of Louisiana
Bayou
[by yoo]
Slow moving stream
Beaucoup
[bow koo']
Very much
Beignet
[bin yay]
A fried square French donut coated with powdered sugar
and served hot with cafe' au lait--mm mm!
Bisque
[bisk]
Thick and rich cream soup made from seafood
Bon ami
Good friend
Bon appetit
Good eating!
Bon jour
Good morning
Bon temps
Good times
Boudin
[boo da(n)]
Sausage made with cooked rice
and deliciously seasoned ground pork
Bouillabaisse
[boo ya baze]
Creole seafood stew
Bourre'
[boo ray]
Cajun card game
Brûlot
Caramelized sugar
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Ca c'est bon!
It's GOOD!
Café au lait
Even quantities of fresh hot coffee & chicory
and warm milk poured
simultaneously
.
Any other way just isn't right!
Cajun
Slang for Acadien
Cayenne pepper
[ky yan]
Hot red pepper
C'est la vi
That's life
Chachere
[sash ree]
Tony Chachere from Opelousas, Louisiana
started the Cajun craze with his famous seasoning
Cher
Sweet
Chere
[sher ee]
My sweet
Cochon de Lait
[coo shon du lay]
A "get together" (party) to roast a pig over an open pit
and to ENJOY good food and good company!
Cocodrie
[ko kuh dree]
Alligator
Comme ci comme ca
[cum see cum sah]
So-so
Comment ca va?
How are you?
Couche couche
[koosh koosh]
Steamed cooked cornmeal eaten with milk like a cereal
Crawfish
"Mudbug"- Crustacean served boiled or fried
or cooked in a variety of unbelievably delectable dishes
Creole
Native born inhabitants of French and Spanish descent
Cuisine
Prepared food
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Demi-tasse
Small size or half-cup serving of rich coffee
Dirty Rice
Rice dish cooked with seasoned meat, parsley and onions
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Écoute
[ay coo tay]
Listen
Encore
More, again
Étouffée
[ay too fay]
Smothered seafood, Cajun stew
Excuse-moi
Excuse me
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- F -
Fais do do
Street dance (that Cajun music gets your toes tapping)
Faux pas
Mistake
Filé
Dried sassafras leaf powder, used on gumbo as a thickening agent
Fini
End
Flambeau
Torch with flame
Fromage
Cheese
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Grand
[grawn]
Great
Gratis
Free
Gumbo
African word for okra, which is used as a thickening agent
in a dark stew of seafood or meat-served over rice.
Ca c'est bon!
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- H -
Hose pipe
Water hose
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