Dictionary of Louisiana Creole

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  • 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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• payasé CA, ST ( adj. )
  1. Tousled, dishevelled; ébouriffé, échevelé.
     To latèt payase. Your hair is messed up. (CA); So cheuveu tou payase an so latèt. His hair is all messed up on his head. (ST) See examples
• payé BT, CA ( adj. )
  1. Tousled, dishevelled; ébouriffé, échevelé.
     To gen chve tou paye. Va pengnen to chve. Your hair is dishevelled. Go comb your hair. (CA) See examples
• payé BT, CA, PC, ST ( v., v.intr., v.tr. )
  1. To spread out, scatter; s’éparpiller.
     Ape to plen wagon-la to mare l e lachenn-la pou tchombo dekann-ye, pèche ye paye. After you fill the wagon, you tie the chain to hold the cane in place, to keep it from scattering. (PC); Mo gen en gro bit kokil andan lakour pou paye. I’ ve got a big mound of shells in my yard to spread out. (CA) ♦ Li sere so zepron. Bouki pati, la pousyè paye. He tightened his spurs. Bouki left, and the dust flew. (LA)1. To spread out, scatter; éparpiller. Va laba paye le patat, ye tro tou d en ta, ke ye pe chèche. Go scatter the potatoes, they’re too heaped up, so that they’ll dry out. (BT); Gen so non paye partou. They spread his name everywhere. (BT); Li paye fœy on so nik. She scattered leaves on her nest. (ST) ♦ Divan vini soufflé vroup! et paillé tou boucanne là. The wind came and blew away all the smoke. (T7) 2. To circulate (of blood); circuler (en parlant du sang). To genmp marche pou fe dzi son - lœ paye don te jonm. You have to walk around to make the blood circulate in your legs. (BT) See examples
• pe No sources ( pron., adv. )
  1. Few, little; peu.
     ♦ Mo rêvé qué dans peu de jours nous té rivé coté Lindine. I dreamt that in few days we had arrived in Lindon. (T37) •byen peu adv.phr. (NE; PC); byen pè (PC). Very few; bien peu, très peu. Meriken gen chveu rouj. Byen peu d Franse gen de chveu rouj. Americans have red hair. There are very few French who have red hair. (PC) • en peu (CA; NE; PC); en pè (MO 60; PC), en pe (PC); en ti peu (CA; NE).A little, a little bit (of); un peu (de). Peutèt ye se mele sa avè en pe wiski. They might have mixed that with a little whiskey. (PC); Mo gen en bros neuf. Li bros mo cheuve-ye myeu parskè li en ti peu pli red ke sila ke mo te gen avon. I have a new brush. It brushes my hair better because it’s a little stiffer than the one I had before. (CA) ♦''Tan pri, mo piti, donne moin enne pé dolo, mo ben soif. « Please, my child, give me a little water, I’m very thirsty.» (T30)1) Very; très. Mo ale wa sa e sete en peu joli. I went to see that and it was very nice. (CA) 2) Somewhat, rather, kind of; plutôt, assez. T ape grouye en peu dousman. Kofè to pa grouye plu vit ke sa? You’re moving somewhat slowly. Why don’t you move faster than that? (CA) See examples
• pe CA, NE, PC ( v.mod. ) pœ PC pé NE, PC pè MO 60
  1. [Ability]. Can, to be able to; pouvoir.
     Mo gen lakronp don le jonm. Leswò m pe pa poze. I have cramps in my legs. At night I can’t rest. (PC); Kòchaj se en BLOUSE ki to peu mèt avèk en jup. A blouse is a shirt that you can wear with a skirt. (BT); Li gen piroke andan lakay e li te jich ape jire. Mo te peu pa wa ki sete. Mo te krwa sète en ti zanfan. He had a parrot in the house and it was just swearing. I couldn’t see who it was. I thought it was a little child. (CA) ♦ Li té pas pé vini en ville tant li té pair Genéral Sheridan. He couldn’t go to town, he was so afraid of General Sheridan. (T40) Conjug: a) poura v.pres. or fut. Will be able, can; pourrai, -as, -a, etc. Le poul-la poura rèste don l poulaye-la. The hens can stay in the henhouse. (NE) b) poure v.cond. Would be able, could; pourrais, -ait, etc. Ti poure sèrvi plusieuz afèr pou taye leu bwò. You could use several different things to cut wood. (BT) c) pouve v.past (NE; PC); poure (NE). Was able to, could; pouvais, -ait, etc. Afòrs inave le boukòn li poure pa wa. There was so much smoke that he couldn’t see. (NE); Li pouve pa parle langle ditou. He couldn’t speak English at all. (PC) d) pi v.past (CA). Was able to, succeeded in; ai pu, as pu, etc. Fwa-sa-la, mo t ape ale o magazen. Mo pa pi rive o magazen. At that time, I was going to the store. I wasn’t able to get to the store. (CA) See examples
  2. [Permission]. May; peux, peut, etc.
     To pe fe sa si t ole. You may do that if you want. (NE) See examples
  3. [Possibility]. Could, might; pourrais, -ait, etc.
     Li peu èt malad. mè mo pa konè. He might be sick, but I’m not sure. (NE) See examples
• ped-provab BT ( adv. )
  1. Probably; probablement.
     Peud-provab j va ale a lamès dimen. I will probably go to mass tomorrow. (BT) See examples
• pi MO 60 ( conj. ) pyi MO 72
  1. Well; puis.
     ♦ Pi yé bafré gombo avè douri yé vanté plin. Then they ate gumbo and rice until their bellies were full. (T3) See examples
• pi No sources ( n. )
  1. Magpie; pie.
     ♦ Li couri prend ein place pou travaille chez moune qui té bien méchant, et moune la yé té gagnin ein pie voleuse. He took a job at the home of some nasty folk, and those people had a thieving magpie. (FO T25) See examples
• pi CA, NE, PC ( v.intr. )
  1. To stink; puer.
     Kòrna pi. Jimson weed stinks. (PC); Nouzòt te pel ye piyon. Ye pi! We used to call them ‘stinkbugs’ because they stank! (PC); En polkèt, kan li pèr, life pipi e sa pi. When a skunk is afraid, he pees and it stinks. (CA) ♦ Vié neg dans rang di cane apé toumain la terre avec yé la charrie, mais... phn! ...yé pi la souère. The old blacks in the sugar cane rows were turning the earth with their plows, but peuh! they stink of sweat. (T27) See examples
• piblik No sources ( adj. )
  1. Public; public.
     ♦ Li avé compair Lapin, yé té trouvé nave pa assé l'argent dan trésor piblic pou yé té vini riche vite. He and Compair Lapin found that there was not enough money in the treasury for them to become rich quickly. (FO 1887) See examples
• piblikasyòné No sources ( v.tr. )
  1. To publish; publier.
     ♦ Ce kofair mo voyé vou eine lot pou piblikacioné dan vou gazet. That’s why I’m sending you another one to publish in your newspaper. (T16) See examples
• pibliké No sources ( v.tr. )
  1. To publish; publier.
     ♦ A foce tou moune si tan ambêté lé roi avé larenne, yé pibliké dan gazette ké yé té allé donné yé fille à cila ki té fé yé cado ein bato ki té koné navigué on laterre com on lamer. People annoyed the king and the queen so much that they finally published in the paper that they would give their daughter in marriage to the one who could give them a boat that would travel on land as on sea. (T7) See examples
• pigbwa PC ( n. ) pikbwa CA, PC
  1. Woodpecker; pie, pivert.
     Pikbwa-ye t ape pike dibwa-la pou de vèrmin: fromi ou depou dibwa, devèr. Woodpeckers were pecking the tree for vermin, little bugs, ants, woodlice, worms. (CA) See examples
• pigourwin No sources ( n. )
  1. Kidney; rein.
     ♦ Pou de pigourwen malad, fe bouyi kontak e lalyann ane onsonm e bwa sa, For sick kidneys, boil some contact root and some anet together and drink that. (BI) See examples
• pijon CA, MO 60, PC, ST ( n. )
  1. Pigeon; pigeon.
     Poul, kana, pijon, zwa, gran-momon te èlve tou kèkchoj. Chickens, ducks, pigeons, geese, grandmother raised everything. (PC) ♦ Dan place vié nomme navé ein zoli fée assite dan ein ti cariole tou dorée, ki té atelée avé pizons. On the old man’s property there was a pretty fairy seated in a little gilded carriage, which was hitched with pigeons. (T7) See examples
• pijonnyè PC ( n. ) pijonyèr CA, PC
  1. Pigeon house; pigeonnier.
     Ye mèt pijonyèr andan magazen mayi. They put the pigeon house in the corn crib. (CA) ♦ Comme ain gé té oua pigeon bien nourri dans yé pigeonnié, li pinturé son cor en blan, é li vini coté yé pou partager avec yé. When a jay saw that the pigeons were well nourrished in their dovecote, he painted his body white and he came up to them to share with them. (ME 90) See examples
• pik CA ( n. )
  1. Bone of contention; pomme de discorde.
     De moun ye gen en pik en kont lòt. Ye chikann tou-l-tan. Two people have a bone to pick with each other. They bicker all the time. (CA) See examples
  2. Point, peak; pic.
     Pou HALLOWEEN, piti-ye ye gen de mas avèk de chapo a pik e ye sanm vyey chwèt. For Halloween, kids have masks with pointed hats and they look like old witches. (CA) See examples
• pikan CA ( adj. ) pikon PC
  1. Prickly; épineux.
     Lòt-la ki gen gro flè-la ki pikon ye ki la-la, sa ki ye non? The other ones, with the big prickly flowers down there, what is their name? (PC); En zoranje se pikan. So fey-ye, ye gen pikan . An orange tree is prickly. Its leaves have thorns. (CA) See examples
• pikan CA ( n. ) pikon PC
  1. Thorn; épine, piquant.
     Pye bouke-sa-la gen pikon an la. That flowering shrub has thorns on it. (PC); Se en pikan. Si to pa fe atasyon, li va darde twa. It’s a thorn. If you’re not careful, it’ll prick you. (CA) ♦ Non! non! Compair Bouki, pa jité mouen dan zéronce; pikan la yé a déchiré mo lapo et crévé mo jié. No, no, Brer Bouki, don’t throw me in the briar patch; the thorns will tear my skin and poke out my eyes. (T2) See examples
  2. Splinter; écharde.
     Li t ape fe lachèrpont e li trape en pikan anba so zonng. He was doing carpentry and he got a splinter under his nail. (CA) See examples
  3. Stinger; crochet venimeux, aiguillon.
     O bou d so lake pikanke gen en pikan. At the end of his tail, a sting-ray snake has a stinger. (CA) See examples
• pikanké CA ( n. )
  1. Sting-ray snake; espèce de serpent.
     O bou d so lake pikanke gen en pikan. At the end of his tail, a sting-ray snake has a stinger. (CA) See examples
• pikayon No sources ( n. )
  1. Picayune, nickel (old coin worth five cents); picaillon (ancienne pièce de monnaie de cinq sous).
     ♦ Mo done pikayon piti gasson mo fie ki kouri lèkol. I gave a nickel to my daughter’s son who goes to school. (T13) See examples
• pikir No sources ( n. )
  1. Sting; piqûre.
     Li marche antèr deklou e safe en pikir. Sa fe mal. He stepped on a nail and it made a sting. It hurt. (CA) ♦[Pou] pikir en gèp, pronn trwa kalite zèrb, bat ye byen e la to front ye si lapikir. For a wasp sting, take three kinds of grass, beat them well and rub them on your sting. (BI) See examples
• piknik CA ( n. )
  1. Picnic; pique-nique.
     Mo t ap fe li akrwa mo t ap ale an en piknik. I was making him believe I was going on a picnic. (CA) See examples
• pikté PC ( v.intr. )
  1. To peck (at), nibble; grignoter, becqueter.
     L ape pikte dan so manje. He’s just picking at his food. (PC) See examples
• piké No sources ( adj. )
  1. Drunk; soûl, ivre.
     Li te pike. Li bwa tro larkòl. He was drunk. He drank too much alcohol. (CA) ♦ Chaque fois li té gagnin la chance li té soulé li bien. Ein soir li té rentré tard bien piqué, li prend babillé avec so fame. Every time he had the chance he got really drunk. One evening he came in late and started to quarrel with his wife. (FO T15) See examples
• piké CA, MO 60, PC ( n. ) pikè MO 60
  1. Stake; piquet.
     Te gen en pike dan larivyèr. Mo mare chalon-la, e mo trape mo pwason. I had a stake in the riverbed. I tied my boat to it, and caught my fish. (PC); Kan Pap te gen pou kòrde dibwa, no mete en pike la pou pèche dibwa-la de boule. When Dad would cord wood, we put a stake there to prevent the wood from tumbling. (CA) ♦ Madam' li prend’ ein coup d’colère, li fé donn' moin ein quat’ piquié. Mistress flew into a passion, she had me whipped at the four stakes. (GC2) See examples
• piké gen, MO 60 ( v., v.tr., v.intr. ) pik PC
  1. To stick, prick; piquer.
     Mo pike mo dwa ave en negwiy, el e fe lapòstum. I pricked my finger with a needle, and it made pus. (PC) 2. To sting, bite (of insect); piquer, mordre (en parlant d’un insecte). L ap grate li parskè de fromi rouj pike li. He’s scratching himself because red ants bit him. (CA) ♦ Même ti fourmi la qué Colombe té sauvé, piqué talon n’homme la et ca fait li graté. The same ant that the dove had saved pricked the heel of the man, and that made him scratch. (T18) 3. To stick, stab; piquer, poignarder. Li pike kouto-a dan laviòn-na. He stuck the knife into the meat. (PC) 4. To stitch; piquer. San-e-wit an e l ape pike de koutdepwent, a so laj-la. A hundred and eight years old, and she is still stitching quilts, at her age. (CA); Pike matla. To stitch a mattress. (PC) 5. To have sex with, make love with, fuck; baiser, avoir des rapports sexuels avec, faire l’amour avec. Li va pike twa. He is going to have sex with you. (BT) 6. To dig; fouiller. La p pike fose pou lese dolo pati andan-l. He’s digging a ditch to let water run off in it. (CA)1. To have sex, make love, fuck; avoir des rapports sexuels, baiser, faire l’amour. Ye kouri kou kouche kou pike. They’re going to bed to have sex. (PC) 2. To plunge; plonger, piquer. ♦ Quand Baleine oua li té apé monté en haut la terre, cré mille tonnerre li batte so la tcheu raide et pi li piqué au large. When the whale saw that she was mounting on land, ye gods, she beat her tail furiously and plunged headlong into the sea. (FO T1) See examples
• pikòt PC ( n. ) lapikòt CA
  1. Pox, chicken pox; picote, varicelle, variole.
     Li gen lapikòt. He has the pox. (PC); Lapikòt sa fe kòm en demanjezon e andan to gen lapostim e kan sa chès, sa fe en krout. Sa lès de move lamark desi lafigir. Chicken pox makes a rash and inside there’s pus and when that dries, it makes a scab. It leaves bad marks on your face. (CA) ♦ Pou lapikòt i fo rete kouche pi pa monje di monje gra. For chicken pox you have to stay in bed and not eat fatty foods. (LA) •tit pikòt n.phr. (PC). Smallpox, chicken pox; picote, varicelle, variole. See examples
• pilo CA ( n. )
  1. Pile, heap, stack; tas, amas, pile.
     No te mèt patat dous andan en pilo. Sete fe avèk latè e dijwon e sete la sèl mòyèr patat dous pa jle. We had sweet potatoes in a stack. It was made with dirt and hay and it was the only way the sweet potatoes didn’t freeze. (CA) ♦ Mo se deja vann tou sa e sa se mennen mwen en bon pilo larjan. I would have already sold all of that, and it would have brought in a pile of money. (JR) See examples
• pilon PC, CA ( n. ) pilan PC
  1. Pestle; pilon.
     Ye pran en gro LOG', ye koule en trou anndan LOG-lan, epi en baton , ye pèl en pilon. They take a big log, drill a hole in the log, and [they take] a stick they call a pestle. (PC) ♦ Li donnin Blanche eune graine di riz pou pilé dan pilon. He gave Blanche a kernel of rice to grind in her mortar. (T30) •pilon diri n.phr. (CA). Pestle for grinding rice; pilon à riz. See examples
• piloté CA ( v., v.intr., v.tr. )
  1. To stomp, jump around; sautiller, piétiner.
     Li ale pilote dan labou. Kan li soti, li te tou bourbe. He went stomping around in the mud. When he got out, he was all muddy. (CA)To smash; pilonner, écraser. Ye pilote lakrèm dile-la andan djar-la pou fe dibèr. They smashed the cream from the milk in a jar in order to make butter. (CA) See examples
• pilul BT, CA ( n. ) pilil CA, ST piyouil BT
  1. Pill; pilule.
     Mo bliye prann mo pilil bonmaten. Mo gen pou prann en pilil tou le jòr. I forgot to take my pill this morning. I have to take a pill every day. (CA) See examples
• pilyè PC ( n. ) pilyé sip PC pilyé labrik PC
  1. Pile (block of wood, stone, or brick on which a house rests to keep it above ground); pilot (pilier sur lequel on bâtit une maison pour la protéger des inondations).
     An ba se de pyes ye pèl sa, an ba lamezon, sa ki asit an te pilyè. Foundation stones are under the house. What you have on top are called pillars. (PC); Ye t abitid bati lamezon desi en pilye an bwa. They used to build houses on wooden pilings. (CA) See examples
• pilé CA ( v.tr. ) pil CA
  1. To pound, grind; piler.
     To fe en pile lalo e to sèr en tami pou tamize sa. Sa fe lafile. You make a ground mixture of sassafras and you use a sifter to sift it. It makes filé powder. (CA) ♦ Li donnin Blanche eune graine di riz pou pilé dan pilon. He gave Blanche a kernel of rice to grind in her mortar. (T30) See examples
• pim No sources ( onom. )
  1. Bam, wham! Boum, paf!
     ♦ Alà moin, anon jouer. Baissez , macac ... et pim! Bête la fou li ain clac. Here I am, let’s play. Crouch down, monkey, and bam! (T25) See examples
• piman CA, PC ( n. ) pimon NE
  1. Hot pepper; piment brûlant.
     En ti piman. A small hot pepper. (PC); To gen trop piman anndan 1. You’ve got too much pepper in there. (PC); To gen pou moule to piman apre li chèse. You have to grind your hot pepper after it’s dry. (CA) ♦ Li ramase so lapo, met plen di sel, di pwòv e piman dan li e li lese li dan kwon la ou li te. He took the skin, put a lot of salt, pepper and hot pepper in it and left it in the comer where it was. (JR) •piman anraje n.phr. (CA); piman raje (PC). Cayenne, hot, or red pepper; piment rouge, piment de Cayenne. Li pimante e piman anraje. It’s spiced with hot pepper. (CA) •pimon bou n.phr. (ST). Buck pepper; espèce de piment vert brûlant. Pimon bou cho. Buck peppers are hot. (ST) •piman dou n.phr. (CA; PC). Sweet, bell pepper; piment doux, poivron. En gro piman dou. A large bell pepper. (PC); No fe salad e piman dou. We made salads with sweet peppers. (CA) •piman natirèl n.phr. (CA). Hot pepper; piment brûlant. Se en piman lon e fòr. To gen pou chèse piman natirèl. It’s a hot pepper that’s long and strong. You have to dry hot peppers. (CA) •piman rouj n.phr. (CA). Red pepper; piment rouge. ♦ Pou geri rimatis pron en kiye arate di sel, nèf ti pimon rouj, en ti boutey vineg disou, e en gro kiyè kolòy e pi frote twa avek sa ben. To cure rhumatism take a spoonful of new salt, little red peppers, a little ten cent bottle of vinegar, and a big spoonful of kerosene and mb yourself well with that. (LA) •piman cho n.phr. (PC); pimant cho (PC). Cayenne, hot, or red pepper; piment rouge, piment de Cayenne, piment brûlant. Piman cho-ye, se sa-ye ti byen rouj rouj. Se sa ye bril to labouch. Hot peppers are those which are deep red and which bum your mouth. (PC) •piman vèr n.phr. (CA). Sweet, bell pepper; poivron. •piman jón n.phr. (CA). Yellow, sweet pepper; poivron jaune. See examples
• pimanté CA, PC ( v.tr. )
  1. To spice, season, pepper; pimenter, épicer, assaisonner.
     Li pimante e piman anraje. It’s spiced with hot pepper. (CA); To konnen monje sa pimante. You eat that spicy. (PC) ♦ Ça té donne li soif soif ; tou moment, li té altéré com si li té manzé la vianne salé ki té ben pimenté. That gave him such a thirst, that he felt at every moment as if he had eaten well peppered salt meat. (FO 1887) See examples
• pin BT ( n. )
  1. Painting; tableau, peinture.
     Se bon si to pe vonn te pen. It would be good if you could sell your paintings. (BT) See examples
• pin CA, PC ( n. ) dupin CA, NE, PC dipin CA, MO 60, NE, PC, ST
  1. Bread; pain.
     Li mèt dibè-la on dupen-la. She spread the butter on the bread. (PC) ♦ Yé tous blié qui c'est nous autes qu'apé donne yé di pain. They all forgot that we were the ones giving them bread. (T27) •boul dipen n.phr. (CA; ST). «Round bread», round loaf of white bread made by letting balls of bread dough rise together; «pain rond», miche de pain blanc qu’on fait en laissant se lever des boules de pâte ensemble. Mo fe de boul dipen jodi. I made round bread today. (CA) •dipen leve n.phr. (PC); dipen lève (PC). Light bread; pain levé. To petri lapat-la konm te e petri dipen leve. You knead the dough like you knead it to make light bread. (PC) •dipen mai n.phr. (CA; NE; PC); dipen mayi (ST). Cornbread; pain de maïs. Na moun ke manj dechou avèk dupen mai. There are people who eat cabbage with combread. (CA); Nou sèrvi lafarin mayi pou fe dipen mayi. We use corn meal to make combread. (ST) ♦ Pensez donc yé té gagnin des tas énormes de choris ses, de fromage de cochon, de pain maïs, dé patates. Just think of it, they had huge piles of sausage, head cheese, combread, potatoes. (T40) •dipen patat n.phr. (CA; PC). Sweet potato pie, sweet potato bread; pain de patate. Le dimanch, Mam te fe so lapat e li te fe dipen patat. Sete en desèr. On Sundays, Mom would make dough and she’d make sweet potato bread. It was a dessert. (CA) ♦ Cété pou marchan ‘ pan patate ki to metté to bel cravate. It was for a sweet potato pie peddler that you put on your pretty cravat. (TN) •dipen pèrdi n.phr. (CA; PC); pen pèrdu (PC). French toast; pain perdu. Sa se kan to pen vini dir. No te fe dipen pèrdi. That’s when your bread got hard. We made French toast. (CA) •pen beni n.phr. : Blessed bread; pain béni. ♦ Tousouite li rivé, ein bande pérokés passé pain béni et chakenne pran ein moceau. As soon as he arrived, a flock of parrots passed the blessed bread, and each one took a piece. (T8) See examples
  2. Loaf of bread; miche de pain.
     En pen. A loaf of bread. Konmon ye van en dipen? Sen sou! How much did they sell a loaf of bread for? Five cents! (PC); Ye te kapab mèt kat dipen andan en plato. They could put four loaves of bread in a baking pan. (CA) See examples
• pin PC ( n. )
  1. Pine; pin.
     Ena ki fèt avek du bwa d pen ye pèl li. Some [boards] are made with pine wood, as they call it. (PC) See examples
• pini BT, CA, NE ( v.tr. )
  1. To punish; punir.
     Ye te pini, me nouzòt kanpe dan l kwen. They punished us by making us stand in the comer. (BT); Si Pap tande nou avèk lezarp, li se pini nouzòt. If Dad heard us with a dirty mouth, he would punish us. (CA) ♦ Ah! mo piti , to pas bon fille, bon Djé va pini toi. Oh! My child, you are not a good girl, God will punish you. (T30) See examples
• pinitans CA, PC ( n. )
  1. Penance; pénitance.
     Li e fe so penitans. He is doing penance. (PC); Li gen pou peye pou sa li fe. Li gen pou fe en penitans. He has to pay for what he did. He has to do penance. (CA) See examples
• pinn PC, ST ( n. ) pino CA pinout CA
  1. Child’s penis; pénis, pine d’enfant.
     Li gen en ti pin. He has a little penis. (PC) See examples
• pinrèpèpint PC ( n. )
  1. Beggar-lice; espèce de mauvaise herbe. (Desmodium spp.)
• pinso CA, PC ( n. )
  1. Paintbrush; pinceau.
     Li t ape fe so portre avèk en penso. He was painting his picture with a paintbrush. (CA) ♦ La pas ti penso-la don to lagòrj. Then pass the little brush over your throat. (BI) See examples
• pinsèt No sources ( n. ) pinsé CA
  1. Pinch; pincette.
     ♦ Pou brilmon lèstoma, met en ti penset di sel si to lalonng e la val li. For heartburn, put a little pinch of salt under your tongue and swallow it. (BI) See examples
• pinsé CA, PC ( v.tr. ) pins PC
  1. To pinch; pincer.
     Li pense so bra. He pinched his arm. (PC); So ti frèr t ape pense li. His little brother was pinching him. (CA) ♦ Mo couché moin en bas la table. Pou dormi mo pincé mo zyeux. I lay down below the table, and to sleep I pinched my eyes. (T39) See examples
• pint BT, CA ( n. )
  1. Tin cup; timbale.
     En tas se en tas a kafe, en pent se an TIN . A [tas] is a coffee cup, and a [pent] is made of tin. (BT); Pou reveye li, mo pran en pent dolo e mo voye pent dolo-la dan so lafigir. To wake her up I got a tin cup of water and I threw the tin cup of water in her face. (CA) See examples
  2. Large mug; grosse timbale. (BT)
• pint BT, NE, PC ( v.tr. ) pin NE pin NE
  1. To paint; peindre.
     Mo te konè pent mo lamezon andan e andeyò. Blan blan konm lanej. I used to paint my house inside and out, as white as snow. (PC) See examples
• pintal CA, NE, PC ( n. ) pintad BT
  1. Guinea fowl, guinea hen; pintade.
     Nou te èlve de poul , de dèn epi de pental. We used to raise chickens, turkeys and guinea fowl. (NE); Enave en gro narb e pental-ye te kouche andan narb-la. There was a big tree and the guinea fowl slept in the tree. (CA) See examples