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bay⋅ou

  [bahy-oo, bahy-oh]
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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; < LaF, said to be < Choctaw bayuk river forming part of a delta
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bay·ou   (bī'ōō, bī'ō)   
n.  

  1. A body of water, such as a creek or small river, that is a tributary of a larger body of water.

  2. A sluggish stream that meanders through lowlands, marshes, or plantation grounds.


[Louisiana French bayouque, bayou, possibly from Choctaw bayuk.]
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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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