Dictionary of Louisiana Creole

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• Orthography: Entries use the modern Kouri-Vini Orthography; however, the examples retain their original orthography based on Haitian Creole from the book. There are also several examples written in a French Orthography; these have also been left as is in the book. Additionally, the acute (à) and circumflex (â) when used for stress, preterit, or disambiguation, have not been included separately (i.e., aren't used).
• There are several variants for certain sounds that have not been included in the variants for entries. Please use the variants in quotations in place of the others when searching for words with the following sounds:
  • use "s" for /s/ ← s, ç
  • use "è" for /æ/ ← æ, è
  • use "i" for /ɪ/ ← ì, i
  • use "an" for /ã/ ← an, am, en, em
  • use "on" for /ɔ̃/ ← on, om
  • use "in" for /ɛ̃/ ← in, im
• Parts of Speech abbreviation correspondences:
  • adj. = Adjective
  • adv. = Adverb
  • adv.phr. = Adverbial Phrase
  • art.def. = Definite Article
  • art.indef. = Indefinite Article
  • conj. = Conjunction
  • dem. = Demonstrative
  • det. = Determiner
  • det.poss. = Possessive Determiner
  • f. = Feminine
  • int. = Interjection
  • interr.phr. = Interrogative Phrase
  • m. = Masculine
  • n. = Noun
  • n.phr. = Noun Phrase
  • num.card. = Cardinal Number
  • num.ord. = Ordinal Number
  • onom. = Onomatopoeia
  • pl. = Plural
  • place n. = Place Name
  • prep. = Preposition
  • pron. = Pronoun
  • pron.indef. = Indefinite Pronoun
  • pron.refl. = Reflexive Pronoun
  • pron.rel. = Relative Pronoun
  • prop.n. = Proper Noun
  • ptcl. = Preverbal Particle
  • sg. = Singular
  • v. = Verb
  • v.aux. = Auxiliary Verb
  • v.cop. = Copular Verb
  • v.intr. = Intransitive Verb
  • v.mod. = Modal Verb
  • v.phr. = Verb Phrase
  • v.refl. = Reflexive Verb
  • v.tr. = Transitive Verb
• Sources abbreviation correspondences (post-1960):
  • gen = (BT + CA + NE + PC + ST)
  • AN = Ancelet 1994
  • BT = Bayou Teche, field data
  • CA = Côte des Allemands, field data
  • DC = Clifton 1980
  • DT 77 = Tentchoff 1977
  • GY = Guidry, Richard
  • HW = Hebert Wiltz
  • MO 60 = Morgan 1960
  • MO 69 = Morgan 1969
  • MO 72 = Morgan 1972
  • NE = Neumann 1985
  • PC = Pointe Coupee, field data
  • ST = Saint Tammany, field data
  Sources abbreviation correspondences (pre-1960):
  • BD = Broussard 1942
  • BI = Bienvenu 1933
  • BO = Bourgeois 1927
  • DU = Durand 1930
  • FO T# = Fortier 1895
  • FO 1887 = Fortier 1887
  • GC1 = Cable 1886a
  • GC2 = Cable 1886b
  • JR = Jarreau 1931
  • KB = Krehbiel 1962
  • LA = Lavergne 1930
  • ME = Mercier 1881
  • ME 90 = Mercier 1890
  • ME 91 = Mercier 1891
  • PE = Perret 1933
  • T# = Neumann 1987 Text # (T12–T17 are satirized Creole, use with caution)
  • TM = Marie Augustin
  • TN = Tinker 1935
  • TP = Trappey 1916
  • WO = Marguerite Wogan

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• milis No sources ( n. )
  1. Militia; milice.
     ♦Li té ein sénateur et Général dans la Milice. He was a senator and a general in the militia. (T38) See examples
• milon No sources ( n., n.phr. ) milon di fwon PC milo d fwin CA
  1. Haystack; meule de foin.
     No te fe dijwon e lalyòn defev-ye. Nou kite sa cheche e nou te rantre sa. No fe de milon dijwon. We used to make hay with bean vines. We let them dry and brought them in, and we made haystacks with them. (PC); En fourchèz se pou rasanble, pou fè en milo d jwen. A reaper is for gathering hay into a haystack. (CA) • milon patat n.phr. (PC). Potato mound, hill; pommes de terre en tas pour la conservation. Pou sere no te fe de milon patat. To store up for the winter, we made potato hills. (PC) See examples
• milou PC ( n. ) minou CA
  1. Weevil; charançon.
     En milou? Mo ja trouve ye dan en vye dibwa pouri to kònen pou kou pèche avèk. Li blan, apèpre lonng kòm sa. A weevil? I've found them in an old rotten tree, you know, to go fishing with. It’s white, about this long. (PC) See examples
• milye CA, PC ( n. ) mulye PC milyé CA milyè MO 60, PC
  1. Middle; milieu.
     To partaje so cheuve dan milyeu e to pengn li, to très li. You part her hair in the middle, and you comb it, you braid it. (CA); Bato-la te dan milyeu lak-la. The boat was in the middle of the lake. (ST) • Enn jwa de Franse te ape trèvèrse en swanp. Lanwi trape ye dan milye larout. Once two Frenchmen were crossing a swamp. Nightfall caught them halfway. (JR) •milye ran nphr. (PC); milyeu ran, mulyeu leu ran (PC). ‘Middle row,’ space between two planted rows in a field; l’espace entre deux rangs de canne. Sa ki e dan milye ran-la ramas dekann-la. The one who is in the middle of the row gathers the cane. (PC) •milye lamen n.phr. (PC). Palm of the hand; paume de la main. Milye to lamen. Your palm. (PC) See examples
• milyon CA, PC ( num.card. ) milyan PC
  1. Million; million.
     Se pa lwen lan o milyan, milyan pyas lamezan-la-ye. It’s not far from that million dollar house. (PC) • Yé prend ein nesquif qui té dans fléve et yé commencé ramain, ramain, mo cré yé doite ramain des millions milles. They took a skiff that was in the river and they rowed, and they rowed, I think they must have rowed a million miles. (FO T22) See examples
• milyonnè PC ( n. ) milyonér NE
  1. Millionaire; millionaire.
     Sète en milyonnè nonm-sa-a. That man was a millionaire. (PC) See examples
• min NE, PC ( n. ) lamin CA, MO 60, NE, PC, ST
  1. Hand; main.
     Kòchmar se en ti nòm, sa gen le gros men e en gro latèt. Cauchemar is a little man, he has big hands and a big head. (NE); Piti-la touche stov-la, e li brile so lamen. The child touched the stove and he burned his hand. (PC) ♦ Laclé chapé dan mo lamin et calé dan pi! The key escaped from my hand and fell into the well! (T6) •an (se) men adv.phr. (PC). On one’s hands; plein les mains. Li gen plen traka an se men. He has a lot of trouble on his hands. (PC) •ave lamen adv.phr. (PC); avè mo lamen (CA); e lamen (CA; PC); avek lamen (PC). By hand, manually; à la main. Anvan ye te gen trèkta te lod sa ave lamen. Before they had tractors they used to load that by hand. (PC) •a lamen adv.phr. (PC; NE); an mo lamen (PC). By hand, manually; à la main. Enn sabotyèr, ti tourn a lamen pou fe lakrèm. An ice cream maker, you crank it by hand to make ice cream. (BT) REM: In PC, the forms with the prep, a are unusual; the common forms are e , ave lamen, •donn lamen v.phr. (PC); dòn lamen (CA). To shake hands; serrer la main. Dòn mwa lamen. Mo pa wa twa pou lontan. Shake my hand. I haven’t seen you in a long time. (CA) • e dè lamen adv.phr. (PC). With both hands; a deux mains. Trape l e dè lamen. He caught [the ball] with both hands. (PC) •’coup de main’ n.phr. Helping hand; coup de main. cf. kou •lamen gòch adj.phr. (PC). Left-handed; gaucher. Mo ne lamen gòch. I was born a left-handed person. (PC) ♦ Kon to gen en pye foule fe en moun lamen goch ale to pye -la. When you have a sprained foot, get a left-handed person to pull on your foot. (LA) •lamen gòch adv.phr. (PC). On the left-hand side; à la gauche, •sègond-men adj.phr. Secondhand, used; seconde main, d'occasion, cf. segon See examples
• minaj CA, MO 60, PC ( n. ) mènaj PC
  1. Furniture; meubles.
     Li gen vayan menaj dan so lamezon: so sofa , so lit. He’s got nice furniture in his house: his sofa, his bed... (CA) See examples
  2. Piece of furniture; meuble.
     Kòm si to gen en lit o en matla sa se sa to pèl to mènaj, sa se en lit sa, sa se en menaj sa. Like if you have a bed, a mattress, that’s what you call furniture, that’s a piece of furniture. (PC) See examples
  3. Household; ménage. (MO 60) •fe (so) menaj
     v.phr. (MO 60). To do one’s housework; faire le ménage. See examples
• minajé CA ( v.tr. )
  1. To use sparingly, economize on; ménager.
     M ape menaje sa mo gen pou fe li dire de jou. I’m using what I have sparingly to make it last two days. (CA) See examples
• minasé No sources ( v., v.tr. )
  1. To threaten; menacer.
     ♦ Li défende Jean Sotte couri, ménacé li marré li ou ben fait sheriff vini jété li dans prison. He forbad Foolish John to go, and threatened to tie him up or have the sheriff throw him in prison. (FO T18) See examples
• mindolinn CA ( n. ) mèdtinn BT
  1. Mandolin; mandoline.
     Se konm en gitar, me se plu piti, en mèdlin. Se sa j e konmonse jwe. Ina oui kòrd ape sa. A mandolin is like a guitar, but it’s smaller. That’s what I started to play. It has eight strings. (BT) See examples
• minn BT ( n. ) laminn CA, NE, PC, ST
  1. Face, look; mine, regard.
     Mo te p ape fe en vayon figur ditou, mo te gen en vilen figur. O, mo lamin! I wasn’t making a nice face at all, I was making an ugly face. Oh the face I made! (NE) See examples
  2. Frown; froncement des sourcils.
     Li te rèste èk in min kon nou te kouri wa li don lopital. He always had a frown when we’d go to see him in the hospital. (BT) •fè lamin v.phr. (CA). To pout; bouder. Mo fiy lemen fe lamin kan li pa gen so mayèr. My daughter likes to pout when she doesn't get her way. (ST). min 2 n. Mine; mine, • enn min lor n.phr. Gold mine; mine d’or. ♦ Mo wa enn min lor a pe pre si pye pli lwon ke la ou mo tonmbe la. I saw a gold mine about six feet from where I fell. (JR) min 3 v.tr. (BT; CA; PC). To mean; vouloir dire. Mo te gen enn sentur, e la, dek mo se trape lasentur, sa sete min to te gen pou kouri kouche. I had a belt, and as soon as I got a belt, that meant you had to go to bed. (BT) See examples
• minou CA, PC, ST ( n. ) minn PC
  1. Cat; chat. (ST)
  2. Here, kitty! (A word used to call a cat); minou! (mot pour faire venir un chat).
     To di 'Min! Min! Min! Min!' La le e vini kote twa. You say ‘Min! Min! Min! Min!’, then it’ll come to you. (PC); Vyen minou! Vyen minou! Vyen minou! To ka pèle lé en non l a vini kote twa li koprann sa te e di. Corne here kitty! You can call it a name, it’ll come to you, it understands what you’re saying. (PC) See examples
• mins CA, PC ( adj. )
  1. Thin; mince.
     Ena deu kalite biskwi. Ena enn ki epe, enna enn ki mens. There are two types of biscuit, there is one that is thick and another that is thin. (PC); Kan to fe briyòch, to fe en lapat ti gato, to roul sa mens e to fri sa. When you make sweet donuts, you make cookie dough, you roll it thin and you fry it. (CA) ♦ Ein fie ki té mince com ein di cane. A girl who was as thin as a sugar cane stalk. (FO 1887) See examples
  2. Meager, slight; maigre.
     ♦ Tou là, z'amis, mo s’ra candjo, mo s 'ra fier passé prince, content comm ' poisson dan dolo. Bonher là s’ra pa mince. That day, my friends, I will be the boss, I will be prouder than a prince, I’ll be happier than a fish in water, and that happiness will not be meager. (T11) See examples
• mintnan PC ( adv. ) minman MO 60
  1. Now; maintenant.
     Men mentnan sète mo kouzen ki fe li kone mwen. Now it was my cousin who introduced him to me. (PC) ♦ Maintnant mo oulé vous publié dans vous gazette mo pli responsabe pour statue Miché Kellogg. Now I want you to publish in your paper that I am no longer responsible for the statue of Mr. Kellogg. (T34) See examples
• minui PC ( n. ) mènn wi PC mènwi PC mènui PC minwi CA miñi MO 60
  1. Midnight; minuit.
     Nou ale kouche a mènui. We went to go to bed at midnight. (PC); Apre minwi, tou va ale swate bonn ane. After midnight, they’ll all wish ‘Happy New Year!’ (CA) ♦ Li di a so nami ke le bef te konnen parle a mennwi on lavey la Tousen. He told his friend that animals used to speak at midnight on All Hallow’s Eve. (JR) See examples
• minut CA, NE, PC, ST ( n. ) minit CA, NE, PC miñit MO 60
  1. Minute; minute.
     Dezœf-la gen bwi pou senk minit. The eggs have to boil for five minutes. (PC); Il e sen minit pase sèt èr. It’s five after seven. (CA) ♦ Lave avek di peròksid don dolo fret tou le kenz minit. Wash in peroxide and cold water every fifteen minutes. (BI) See examples
• minòt CA, PC ( n. )
  1. Handcuffs; menottes.
     Ye mèt menòt an son ponyen. Sa fe li mal. They put handcuffs on his wrists. They hurt him. (CA) See examples
• minòté CA ( v.tr. ) minòt CA
  1. To handcuff; passer les menottes (à qn).
     Boug-la, ye menòt li. Li koken. Ye va mèt li an prizon. That guy, they’re handcuffing him. He’s a thief. They’re going to put him in prison. (CA) See examples
• mir BT ( n. )
  1. Sight (of a gun); mire (d’un fusil).
     Ti mir leu jibye-le drèt anho. Sa se lamir, pour mire disu. You aim at the game through here. That’s the sight [of the gun], for aiming at them. (BT) See examples
• miraini BT ( n., adj. ) marayni PC
  1. Alight-skinned black person with red or white hair; personne a la peau noire claire et aux cheveux blancs ou roux.
     En miraini se kèken kiy byen klèr avèk enn tèt blan ou ben enn tèt rouj . A [miraini] is someone with very light skin and blond or red hair. (BT) See examples
• mirak CA ( n. )
  1. Miracle; miracle.
     Kan lapyèr-sa-la ap sise tou vlen-la, sa se en mirak. When that stone sucks out all the venom, that’s a miracle. (CA) ♦ Li pardonnin moin dé bon coeur et commencin parlé spectacle, puis li dis moin avec douceur, Vous icite! par quel miracle. He forgave me goodheartedly, and then started talking about the show, and he said sweetly, ‘You here? What a miracle!’ (T38) See examples
• miray PC ( n. ) lamiray CA, PC lamirai PC
  1. Wall; mur.
     Mo lamezon gen en krèk anndan lamiray-la. My house has a crack in the wall. (PC); Mo ponn en portre apre lamiray. I hung a picture on the wall. (CA) ♦ Fais ein trou dans la muraille, passez la corde ladans. Make a hole in the wall and pass the cord through it. (FO T4) See examples
• miriz No sources ( n. ) lamèriz CA lamiriz CA, PC ramiriz PC lanbriz ST lambriz ST
  1. Wild cherry; merise.
     Mo fe diven mo-mèm evèk de mir, de rezen e de soko e d lamèriz . I make wine myself, with blueberries, grapes, muscadine grapes and cherries. (CA); O lamiriz a soule twa. Oh, wild cherries will get you drunk [if you eat them]. (PC); Mo fe en pay lanbriz me fon tansyon, ye rèske gen nwayo andan. I made a cherry pie but be careful, there might be pits inside. (ST) ♦ -Ain en maïs, ain en léguimes tout mois-ci là: La mrise, des glannes, piti pacanes et graines lilas. There is com, there are vegetables all month: wild cherries, acorns, little pecans and lilac seeds. (T27) See examples
• mirizyé CA, PC ( n. ) milizyé CA
  1. Wild cherry tree; merisier. (Prunus serotina Ehrh.).
     ♦ [Pou] di son tro ba, pronn lapoud tenkina, met sa don lekòrch en mrizye. For low blood pressure, take some powdered bark of the cinchona tree, and put it in the bark of a wild cherry tree. [‘ merisier ‘] (BI) See examples
• mirtir CA ( n. )
  1. Blueberry; myrtille.
• mirwar ST ( n. ) mirwa CA, PC
  1. Mirror; miroir.
     Li gen dè mirwa andan li gad. There are mirrors inside, and he looks into them. (PC); Avan Mari kite lamezon li garde li-mèm dan mirwar pou fe sur li te joli. Before Mary left the house, she looked at herself in the mirror to make sure she was pretty. (ST) ♦ Si to kas en mirwa sa donn twa set on bèd lòk. If you break a mirror that will give you seven years of bad luck. (LA) See examples
• miré BT ( v.tr. ) mir BT
  1. To look at; regarder.
     ♦ La levé qui asteur si vide, dé provisions té si chargé , qué miré yé rend moin stupide. The levee which is now so empty was so full of supplies that looking at them dazed me. (T37) See examples
  2. To aim at; viser, braquer.
     M ap mire mo fizi pou twe chawi. I’m aiming my shotgun to kill a raccoon. (CA) See examples
• mis BT ( n. )
  1. Miss, Mrs.; Mademoiselle, Madame.
     E garson a MISS CHANDLER, bonys, se kèk-chòz, nonm-sa-la. And Miss Chandler’s son, boy, he’s something else, that man. (BT) See examples
• Misisipi CA, PC ( place n. ) Misipi PC
  1. Mississippi.
     Mo popa sòrti dan Misipi. My father came from Mississippi. (PC) See examples
• miské CA, ST ( adj. )
  1. Musky; musqué.
     Si to pa opere en mal kochon, to pa kapab manje li. Lavyann san miske. If you don’t castrate a male pig, you can’t eat it. The meat smells musky. (CA) See examples
• Mistik No sources ( prop.n. )
  1. Mystic Krewe (the name of a Mardi Gras parade company); Mystic Krewe (nom d’une compagnie de défilés pour le Mardi Gras).
     ♦... laville sré parlé de so bal plus qué li jamais parlé de bal que Mistick Krewe té coutume donné. The city would talk about his ball more than they ever talked about the ball that Mistick Krewe used to give. (T40) See examples
• mistèr CA, PC ( n. )
  1. Mystery; mystère.
     No pa konprann koman sete. Sete en mistèr. We don’t understand how it happened. It was a mystery. (CA) See examples
• misték No sources ( n. )
  1. Mistake; faute, erreur.
     Li dit, «Non. T’apé fait un mistake. N'a pas maïs qu’apé manquer icitte. " He said, «No. You’ve made a mistake. There is no corn missing here.» (AN T103) See examples
• mistérye No sources ( adj. )
  1. Mysterious; mystérieux.
     ♦ Mais, ah bah, c'était pas lapeine, pasqué ein voix mystérieux tapé dit, To foutie Antouène. But, bah, it wasn’t worth the trouble, because a mysterious voice said ‘You’re in for it, Antoine.’ (T39) See examples
• misye PC ( n. ) misyé CA, PC misi PC misé PC misyè PC msye CA msyé NE
  1. Sir, Mister, Mr.; Monsieur.
     Mo gen pou mene en SIX-PACK a Msye Brousar. I have to take a six-pack to Mr. Broussard. (NE); Bonjou Misye, koman sa va? Hello sir! How are you? (CA) ♦ A ben, Misie Kokodri, chien reponn li, m'a di twa. ‘Well, Mr. Alligator,’ the Dog answered him, ‘I’ll tell you.’ (JR) •gro misyeu n.phr. (PC); gro misye (CA). Big shot, big bug, important person, bigwig; gros chien, gros bonnet, personne importante. Le gro misyeu vini isi avèk lœr èsklav, de nwar. The big shots came here with their black slaves. (PC); Se en gro misye. Li gen en ta larjan. He’s an important man. He’s got a lot of money. (CA) See examples
• misyon No sources ( n. )
  1. Mission; mission.
     ♦ Ye mennen li dan lofis, e li esplike so misyon. They took him into the office, and he explained his mission. (JR) See examples
  2. (Religious) retreat; retraite (religieuse).
     Misyonèr-la vyen pou done lamisyon. Se pa no prèt ki dòn lamisyon. Se spesyal. Se tou life se lamisyon. The missionary comes to conduct retreats. It’s not our priests that conduct retreats. It’s special. That’s all he handles is retreats. (CA) See examples
• misyonèr CA ( n. ) misyonè PC
  1. Missionary; missionaire.
     Misyonè se pròch kòm en pret. A missionary is almost like a priest. (PC); Larjan li kolèkte sa va pou misyonèr-la. Sa rès pa dan la parwas. The money he collected, it goes to the missionary. It doesn’t stay in the parish. (CA) See examples
• mit CA, PC ( n. ) lé mi PC in lémit PC
  1. Moth; mite.
     Sa-ye ki va dan to lenj pou manje to lenj', ki se sa? Le mit . The ones that go into your clothing to eat the cloth, what are those? Moths. (PC); Se en ti vèrmin ki manj lenj. Mit-ye rès dan limidite e ye manj lenj imid. That’s a little pest that eats clothes. Moths live in dampness and they eat damp clothes. (CA) See examples
• mitinng No sources ( n. )
  1. Meeting; meeting.
     ♦ Ma té révé...qué mo té pli ouar dans les camps négues fait meeting ou récolte . I dreamt... that blacks never again had to go to meetings or bring in the harvest. (T37) See examples
• mitinng-haous No sources ( n. )
  1. Meeting house; bâtiment pour les réunions publiques.
     ♦ Paitaite ancau eine lot barick tafia koté miting haouce. Maybe there’s another barrel of rum in the meeting house. (T16) See examples
• miton NE ( n. ) mitan MO 60
  1. Middle; milieu.
     Ye kouri, ye monte onho èn don LOG-ye don miton RIVER-la. They went and they climbed atop one of the logs in the middle of the river. (NE); Mitan dolo. In the middle of the water. (MO 60) See examples
• mitray No sources ( n. )
  1. Grapeshot; mitraille.
     ♦ Kan mo te f rape pa la mitray don laplèn, mo kouri pou krache le zontray. When I was hit by grapeshot on the plain, I went and spat out guts. (TP) See examples
• mitròz PC ( n. ) mi tròs CA
  1. Crape myrtle; myrte rose. (Lagerstroemia indica).
     Mitròz, se sa ki rum dibwa-la e kèkcho. Crape myrtle is what you find in the woods and all. (PC); Mitròs-la li gen vayan flèr. The crape myrtle has pretty flowers. (CA) See examples
• mizo CA ( n. )
  1. Muzzle, snout; museau.
     ♦ Tit brin desmouche-la piqué li partout; dans so l'échine, dans so miseau, et même dans so nez . The little swarm of bees stung him everywhere; on his back, on his muzzle, and even on his nose. (BD) See examples
  2. Muzzle; muselière.
     Chyen-la te anraje. Ye te gen pou mèt en mizo an so ladjèl pou peche li mòrd moun. The dog was rabid. They had to put a muzzle on his mouth to keep him from biting people. (CA) See examples
• mizèr CA, NE, PC, ST ( n. ) lamizèr CA lamizè CA, PC
  1. Misery; misère.
     Nouzòt vyi moun nou don lamizè ave zafè-sa-la. Us old folks, [drugs] cause us a lot of misery. (PC); Li ape viv dan lamizèr se pitwayab. He’s living in misery. It’s pitiful. (CA) See examples
  2. Problem, trouble, difficulty; embarras, difficulté, problème.
     Nouzòt nou fe pa lamizèr le nwar isi. We don’t make any trouble for black people here. (PC); Mo dan lamizèr. Mo gen traka. Mo pa gen kouraj . I’m into a lot of problems. I’ve got troubles. I’m in poor spirits. (CA) •fe lamizè v.phr. To mistreat, be mean to; être méchant envers, maltraiter. To pa bon. To fe li lamizè. You are not nice. You mistreat her. (CA) ♦ Domestiques té fait laGraisse tout plein lamisère . The servants gave LaGraisse a lot of misery. (T29) See examples
• mizérab CA, ST ( adj. )
  1. Miserable, wretched; misérable.
     Vieux nèg-là té gain pour couri dans le clos. Li té misérable toute sa vie. The old black man had to go out into the fields. He was miserable all his life. (AN T102); Mo mizerab jodi. Mo pa an tren. I’m miserable today. I’m out of sorts. (CA) ♦ Misérab de négue bossal. You wretched bossai slave. (T32) See examples
• mizérikòrd CA ( n. )
  1. Mercy; miséricorde.
     Mizèrikòrd de Dyeu. Lord have mercy. (CA) ♦ Miséricorde nomme, femme, yé sauté et fou coup de pieds comme si yé té fé en gomme élastique. Mercy, the men and women were jumping and kicking like they were made out of rubber bands. (T40) See examples
• miñon No sources ( adj. )
  1. Cute, dainty; mignon.
     ♦ Dipi so pié qui si mignon jusqu’à so gran tignon, tou quichoge, qui en haut mo belle brûlé comme z'étincelle. From her foot which is so dainty to her big hair bun, everything on my girlfriend shines like a spark. (T11) See examples
• mlon BT ( n. ) démlan PC, ST démlon CA, PC, ST déblan PC déimlan PC démnan PC
  1. Melon, watermelon; melon, pastèque.
     Demlan-la li gen plen jiji. The melon is juicy. (PC) ♦ Pa Chal a koné done vou dém’lon. Pa Charles will give you a melon. (T17) •mlon franse n.phr. (CA); demnan franse, demlan franse (PC); mlon d frans (BT). Muskmelon, cantaloup; melon muscat, cantaloup. Dòn mwen en ti demlan franse. Give me a little muskmelon. (PC) •demlon dolo n.phr. (CA); demlan dolo, dèlman dolo (PC); mlon a do (BT). Watermelon; pastèque. See examples