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noun, plural -ous. Chiefly Lower Mississippi Valley and Gulf States.
1.
a marshy arm, inlet, or outlet of a lake, river, etc., usually sluggish or stagnant.
2.
any of various other often boggy and slow-moving or still bodies of water.
Origin:
1710–20, Americanism; < Louisiana French, said to be < Choctaw bayuk river forming part of a delta
1710–20, Americanism; < Louisiana French, said to be < Choctaw bayuk river forming part of a delta
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Bayou
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Example Sentences
- In this quiet fishing village nestled in bayou country, the anger is epidemic.
- Crank your way to backcountry bliss and bayou barbeque-Mississippi is the country's newest cycling hotbed.
- The addition of biosolids to the bayou would add nearly four feet of soil in which cypress and tupelo seedlings can take root.
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Word Origin & History
bayou
1766, via Louisiana Fr., from Choctaw bayuk "small stream."
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Science Dictionary
bayou  (bī' ) Pronunciation Key
A sluggish, marshy stream connected with a river, lake, or gulf. Bayous are common in the southern United States. |
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Cultural Dictionary
bayou [(beye-ooh, beye-oh)]Term used mainly in Louisiana and Mississippi to describe a swampy, slowly moving or stationary body of water that was once part of a lake, river, or gulf.
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