Dictionary of Louisiana Creole
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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).
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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
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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
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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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shikannin
CA
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v.intr.
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shikonin
PC
shikann
CA
shikonnin
CA
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To argue, bicker, quibble; chicaner, chamailler, se disputer.
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)
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To joke, play around; plaisanter.
Li jis ape chikonen. He’s just playing around. (PC)
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shiko
CA, NE, PC, ST
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n.
)
[in sense 1:] shik dikonn
CA
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Sugar cane stubble; chaume, éteule de la canne à sucre.
Ye plant pa nouvo dikann. Ye sèr chiko. They don’t plant new sugar cane. They use the stubble. (CA); Primyè lannen chiko, la sègon lannen chiko, la trwazyèm lannen chiko. First year stubble, second year stubble, third year stubble. (PC)
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Tree stump; chicot, souche d’arbre.
La parwas vini koupe mo dibwa. Ye koupe en sèrten hotèr e ye lese chiko e li bourjònen. The parish came to cut my tree down. They cut it to a certain height and they left the stump, and it’s putting out new shoots. (CA) ♦ Men divan-la te tro fo pou li e li frape on en chiko. But the wind was too strong for it [the ship] and it struck a tree stump in the water. (JR) •chiko narb n.phr. (NE). Tree stump; chicot, souche d’arbre. Ye arive ora en chiko narb. They arrived at a tree stump. (NE)
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shikoré
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n.
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Chicory; chicorée.
♦ Pou demonjezon bouyi rasin chikore avek ti benn di sel pi lav avek sa. For an itch boil chicory roots with a little salt and then wash with that. (LA)
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shikotèz
CA
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n.
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Stubble digger; outil qui sert à arracher la chaume de la canne à sucre.
En chikotèz se en zouti ye sèr sa andan chan-la. A stubble digger is a tool they use in the field. (CA)
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shiké
CA, PC
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v.tr.
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shik
PC
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To chew; mâcher.
No te fe difwon e lalyòn defev-ye. E chval e mile, ye te chik sa. We made hay out of the bean vines. And horses and mules would chew on that. (PC); Li chike taba tou la jounen. Safe so machwa mal. He chews tobacco all day long. It hurts his jaw. (CA) ♦ Pou jonsiv gonfle, pron en rasin refò e to chik sa konm la gonm. For swollen gums, take a horseradish root and chew that like gum. ['chique'] (LA)
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shiké
CA
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adj.
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Nervy; qui a du culot.
Li ouvèr mo glasyèr pou wa sa mo gen andan. Li tchike! She opened my refrigerator to see what I have inside. She’s nervy! (CA)
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shiké
PC
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n.
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To put, stick; fourrer, mettre.
Tchike to lamen ant bar-la. Put your hand between the bars. (PC)
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shimis
PC
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n.
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Chemist in a sugar factory; chimiste dans une sucrerie.
[Chimis], li konnen ka se pou lache li. [The chemist] knows when it (the syrup) is ready to be sent (to the dryer). (PC)
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shimiz
BT, CA, NE
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n.
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shimij
CA, PC
shmiz
BT, NE
shimiy
PC
shmij
BT
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Shirt; chemise.
Se MISS DAL ki repase mon chimiz kan mo marye. It was Miss Dal who ironed my shirt when I got married. (BT); Mo pliye mo chimij. I tucked in my shirt. (PC); Ye gen tou espès koulèr astèr. Lontan pase nom-ye mete jich chimij blan. They’ve got all kinds of colors now. Long ago men wore only white shirts. (CA) ♦ Ma té tan sirpri ké mo trouné blan kom mo chimige bontin. I was so surprised that I turned as white as my gingham shirt. (T16) •kòl chimij n.phr. (PC). Shirt collar; col de chemise, •keu chmij n.phr. Shirt-tail; pan de chemise. cf. keu •pat deu chimij n.phr. Shirt-tail; pan de chemise. cf. pat •chimij anlé n.phr. (CA). Shirt (for men or women); chemise, chemisier, •chimij anmba n.phr. (PC). Tee-shirt, undershirt; t-shirt, maillot de corps, •chimij de po n.phr. (CA). Men’s sleeveless undershirt, tee-shirt; maillot de corps sans manches, •chimiz dedsou n.phr. (CA). Tee-shirt, undershirt; t-shirt, maillot de corps.
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shimnin
CA, PC, ST
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n.
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shudnin
PC
shèminin
MO 60
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Chimney; cheminée.
Zirandèl se de ti zwazo nwa ki vyen dan la chimnen. Swallows are little black birds who come into the chimney. (PC); Se la swi nwa-la ki pran fe dan en chimnen an brik. It’s the black soot that catches fire in a brick chimney. (CA) ♦ LaRenne zozos, ki té apé passé, tendé li et posé on chimné so cabanne. The queen of the birds, who was passing by, heard him and came to light on the chimney of his house. (T8)
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Fireplace; foyer.
Gro mòso dubwa, pou met dan la chimnen, pou fe gro dife. A big pièce of wood that you put in the fireplace to make a big fire. (PC); A prezan ye gen chimnen me se jich pou en fistich. La boukann sòr pa. Nowadays they have a fireplace but it’s just a decoration. Smoke doesn’t come out of it. (CA) ♦Noir comme la souie chiminin. As black as chimney soot. (FO T15)
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Mantelpiece; chambranle, tablette de cheminée. (ST)
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shini
CA, PC
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n.
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shniy
PC
shiniy
PC
shiniñ
CA
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Caterpillar; chenille.
Mo te gen de sol e ye te fe en ta chinign. I had two willows and they made a lot of caterpillars. (CA)
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shinin
CA, PC
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v.,
v.tr.,
v.intr.
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shinyin
PC
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To win, beat; gagner, battre, l’emporter sur.
Fwa-sa-la, si to pa gète li, li gen chinen en MAJORITY. This time, if you don’t watch him, he’ll win a majority. (PC); Ye joue byen. Ye chinen ye nèf pwan a de pwan. They played well. They beat them 9 to 2. (CA)To win; gagner. E fam-ye bat nonm-ye. Ye chinen pou ote wiski . And the women beat the men. They won and got whiskey outlawed. (PC)
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Shinn
PC
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prop.n.
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China; Chine.
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shinñin
CA
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v.,
v.tr.
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To remove; ôter.
Mo te chengnen devè apre taba. I would take the worms out of the tobacco. (CA)
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shipé
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v.tr.
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To steal, swipe; piquer, chiper, voler.
♦ Mo gaignin ain bon bouteille di vin mo chipé mo madame. I have a good bottle of wine that I swiped from my mistress. (WO)
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shish
CA, PC, ST
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adj.
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Stingy, greedy; chiche, mesquin.
Li gen en ta me li véèpa dòn man. Li chich. He has a lot but he doesn’t want to give me any. He is stingy. (CA); Li chich, li jis pou li tou sel. He’s stingy, he just looks out for himself. (PC) ♦ Li servit ein lasoupe cla' comme dolo li té si chiche. He served a soup that was as thin as water, he was so stingy. (BD)
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shishikwa
No sources
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n.
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Gourd rattle; crécelle.
♦ (FO 1887)
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shisnaid
CA
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n.
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Dragonfly, mosquito hawk; libellule.
Ena de ti chisnaid vèr e ena de gro. Sa votij e sa manj moustik le swa. There are little green mosquito hawks and there are big ones. They fly and they eat mosquitos at night. (CA)
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shitrwayin
No sources
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n.
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Citizen; citroyen.
♦ M o koné dipi ké no chitroyen et ké no gaigné droâ pou vautré', no zégal pou tou kisoge parheye kom blan. I know that since we are citizens and we have the right to vote, we are equal to whites in every way. (T17)
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shmin
BT, CA, PC
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n.
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shémin
CA, NE, PC
shinmin
PC
shemin
CA, PC, ST
shimin
BT, CA, PC
shémin
CA, MO 60
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Road; chemin.
Ti chmen d kanpangn, te me pa de simon anba. Little country roads, they don’t put any cement down. (BT); To wa, Vye Djab gen chemen kroch, Bondyeu gen chemen drwat. You see, the Devil’s roads are crooked and God’s are straight. (NE); M ap marche dan chimen-la. I'm walking down the road. (CA); Li t ape bwate dan cheumen. He was limping down the road. (ST) ♦ Te asit on bo chimen e ye pron jabote ek len lòt . They sat down beside the road and they started chatting with one another. (DU) •dòne chmen v.phr. (CA). To give s.o. room; donner de la place a qn. O bou d so lake pikanke gen en pikan. Kan li lèv lake-la, to vomye galope. To gen pou dòn li chmen. At the end of his tail, a sting-ray snake has a stinger. When he raises his tail, you better run. You’ve got to give him room. (CA) •Chemen Nef place n. (PC); Cheumen Nef, Chmen Nef (PC). New Roads, capital of Pointe Coupee Parish; New Roads (Chemins Neufs), capital de la Paroisse de la Pointe Coupée. Li kouri lekòl Chemen Nef. He went to school in New Roads. (PC) ♦ En jou kon mo te kouri Chenmen Nef mo wa en gro boul di fe don chenmen.. One day when I was going to New Roads, I saw a big fireball in the road. (LA) •chèmenn a tè n.phr. (PC). Dirt road; chemin non macadamisé. •an chemen n.phr. (CA). On the street, homeless; sans domicile fixe. Twa, te che twa. Li te an chemen. You were home. He was out on the street. (CA) •chèmen lakrwa n.phr. (CA). Way of the Cross; Chemin de la Croix. Anon di n ap ale legliz pou ale chèmen lakrwa. Let’s say we go to church to do the Way of the Cross. (CA) •chemen travèr n.phr. (CA). Crossroad; chemin de traverse.
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shmin-dé-fèr
BT
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n.
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shémin-dé-fèr
CA
shmin-d-fér
NE
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Railway, railroad; chemin de fer.
Kan le char te pase, leu monn te kouri la pou prann char, an chmen-deu-fèr. When the train used to come by, people would go there to catch the train. (BT)
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shnal
PC
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n.
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Channel of water; chenal.
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Shnal
PC
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place n.
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Shanal
PC
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Chenal (small town in Pointe Coupee Parish); Chenal (village dans la Paroisse de la Pointe Coupée).
Lòt kote, sète tou blon tou dilon, ouska la plas ye pel Chnal. On the other side it was white folks all along, up to the place they call Chenal. (PC)
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shnin
CA, PC
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n.
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shinin
PC
shyin
CA
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Andiron; chenet.
O wè, sè en chnen, en chnen to mèd dan fwoye, mete dibwa aho. Oh yes, that’s an andiron, an andiron that you put in the fireplace and put wood on top of. (PC)
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sho
MO 60, PC
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n.
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Movie; film.
To ka di ‘Mo kouri wè en cho. ' You can say, T went to a show.’ (PC); Dan le cho-la. In the movies. (MO 60)
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sho
PC
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n.
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Heat; chaud, chaleur.
Se en zafè pou cho. That (i.e. cotton) is a thing meant for hot weather. (PC)
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sho
gen
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adj.
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Hot; chaud.
Sole-la cho. The sun is hot. (PC); Li fe cho. It is hot. (PC); Si to manje tro cho, to gen pou fredi li pou to konen manje li. If your food is too hot, you have to let it cool down so you can eat it. (CA) ♦ Osi vit Lyon wa en ti boukann tann enn eksplozyon e enn a kichòz ki frape cho dan so fron. Immediately Lion saw a little smoke and heard an explosion and there was something hot which hit his forehead. (JR)
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shodin
BT, PC
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n.
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Stomach; estomac.
Sa pas dan l choden pi la sa va dan le trip. It goes into the stomach and then into the intestines. (BT)
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Stuffed and smoked pig’s stomach; estomac de porc farci et fumé. (PC)
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shodyèr
CA, MO 60, NE
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n.
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sodjè
PC
shodjyè
PC
shodè
PC
shodyè
CA, PC
sodjèr
MO 60
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Cooking pot, pan; casserole.
M a mèt mwa en nòt chodyèr onho l STOVE. I'll put another pot on the stove. (NE); La potas sa veu min se la lesi ki rès don l f on d la chodyèr. Potash is the acid that stays in the bottom of the kettle. (NE); To koup to fevi. To mèt sa dan chodyèr e de lagrès. You cut up your okra. You put it in a pot with grease. (CA) ♦ Na boui enn grann chodyè dolo, e sila ki a sote li va gen la fiy. We’ll boil a big pot of water, and the one who jumps over it will get the girl. (JR)
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Frying pan; poêle à frire.
Mo toumen dezef-la anndan chodè-la. I turned the egg over in the frying pan. (PC)
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shodé
CA, MO 60, PC
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v.tr.
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shòd
PC
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To scald; échauder.
To met en pe dolo cho. Pa chode li na paskè , li pe e sòti byen. You put in a little hot water. Don’t scald it now, because it won’t come out well. (PC); Ye te gen pou chode poul-ye pou ye konen rache plum-ye anlèr. They had to scald the chickens so they could pull the feathers out of them. (CA) •Cha chode pœr lo frwa. exp. (PC). Once bitten, twice shy; chat échaudé craint l’eau froide,
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shofé
gen
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v.,
v.intr.,
v.tr.
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shòf
PC
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To heat; chauffer, réchauffer.
Ye sèr bagay-ye pou brule dan bwiwar, pou chofe , pou fe STEAM. They use the bagasse to bum in a kettle for heating, to make steam. (PC); Li buche plen dibwa pou chofe ondon liver e li met sa ondon fwaye. He chopped a lot of wood to heat during the winter and he put it in his fireplace. (NE) ♦ Yé té gagnin ein gros caïman on bord apé chauffé dans soleil. There was a big alligator on the bank warming itself in the sun. (FO T19)1. To heat, warm; réchauffer. To gen p chofe fèr-la pou marke to lavach. You’ ve got to heat the iron to brand your cow. (CA) ♦ Ein jou ein ti garçon vini frappé on laporte madame la et li mandé li si li té capabe entré pou chauffé liméme. One day a little boy came to knock on the woman’s door and he asked her if he could come in to warm himself. (FO T27) 2. To follow very closely; suivre de très près. ♦ Tan li ouâ Compair Bouki sofé li tro proce li fourré dan trou di boi. When he saw that Brer Bouki was following him too closely he went into a hole in a tree. (T4)
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shokan
CA
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adj.
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Annoying, irritating; agaçant, embêtant.
Li chokan. Li don pa man lachanch pou parle. She’s annoying. She doesn’t give me a chance to talk. (CA)
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shokola
CA, PC, ST
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n.
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chokola
PC
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Chocolate; chocolat.
Gato chokola. Chocolate cake. (PC)
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shoké
CA, NE
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v.,
v.intr.,
v.tr.
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shok
CA
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To be angry, get angry; se fâcher.
De-fwa sa sòr on kreol parske la mo choke. Sometimes it comes out in Creole, because then I’m mad. (NE)To anger; fâcher. Arèt, parske t ape choke mon. Stop it, you’re making me mad. (NE); Sa chok man la mayèr li gard kan li repon man. It makes me mad the way he looks when he talks back. (CA) ♦ Li pélé mouen tou sort non , stinkin , stilin, lézi niga; cé ça ki soké mouen pli. He called me all sorts of names, stinkin’, stealin’, lazy nigger; that’s what made me mad the most. (T14)
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shonbon
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v.
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To hold; tenir. cf. tyèn
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shopinn
CA
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n.
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Cooking pot; marmite, casserole.
To wa chopin-la? Ote kouvèr-la. Do you see that pot? Take off the lid. (CA); •Chopin an fè. Iron pot. (CA); •Chopin an greni. Granite pot. (CA)
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shoshon
BT
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n.
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soshan
CA
shosan
PC
soson
PC
sosan
PC
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Sock; chaussette.
Nou jwe la plòt. Sœl chòj, boukou fwò no te pa gen plòt. Nou te sèrvi en chochon. We used to play ball. The only thing is, many times we didn’t have a ball. We would use a sock. (BT); Li pa gen soson! He doesn’t have any socks! (PC) REM: On CA, this word applies to men’s socks, while sochèt (q.v.) applies to women’s.
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shosé
PC
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v.tr.
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To bank up, rebank, place soil around the base of (plants); rechausser, butter (des plantes).
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shou
NE, PC
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n.
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déshou
CA, NE, PC
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Cabbage; chou.
Mo fe en peu dechou. Mo kwi sa avèk lavyann sale. I made some cabbage. I cooked it with salt meat. (CA); To plant la grenn dechou-la dan to jarden. You plant the cabbage seed in your garden. (PC); E la en jour nòm-la pèrswa se chou t ape diminwi. And then one day the man noticed that his cabbages were disappearing. (NE) ♦ Yé té pu plus qu’ein vié dé chou ou plus même qué vié la viande. They stank more than an old cabbage or even more than old meat. (T37) •latèt dechou n.phr. (CA; PC; ST); latet a dechou (PC); latet dechou (NE; PC). Head of cabbage; tête de chou. Li di piti-ye otr dan latet dechou. He said that children came from cabbage heads. (PC); Mo achte en latèt dechou. I bought a head of cabbage. (CA) •pòm dechou n.phr. (CA; NE). Head of cabbage; tête de chou. •dechou-kœ n.phr. (PC); dechou-kèr-de-bèf (CA). Small heart-shaped cabbage; petit chou. Ena diferan , ena dechou-kè e ena gro dechou. There are different kinds, there is small cabbage and large cabbage. (PC)
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shoubouli
PC
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n.
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shouboulu
CA
shouboulur
ST
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Heat rash, prickly heat hives; éruption cutanée dûe à la chaleur.
Li plen choubouli. He has heat rashes all over. (PC); Kan ye fe cho , to trap chouboulu. To tou rouj. Fo to mèt lapoud anlèr la. When it’s hot out, you get heat rash. You’re all red. You have to put powder on it. (CA); Sa move pou mo chouboulur. That’s bad for my prickly heat rash. (ST)
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shougra
CA, PC
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n.
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Pokeberry, pokeweed; ‘chou gras’, morelle à grappes. (Phytolacca decandra, Phytolacca americana). REM: Holmes 1990:31 says this term is also used for southern water hemp (Amaranthus australis (Gray) Sauer). For pokeweed, he gives only the second scientific name.
En chougra sa sanm lameriz. Sa gen de grap e se mèm koulèr ke lameriz. Pokeberry looks like wild cherries. It has clusters of berries and it’s the same color as wild cherries. (CA) ♦ Compair Bouki ramassé jeine chougra avé chadron on bord chimin. Brer Bouki gathered young pokeweed and thistles along the path. (T6)
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shoup
PC
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n.
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Minnow; vairon.
Tchoup dan larivyè, ye lèv de tchoup osi. Minnows are found in the Mississippi, but they also raise them. (PC) •tchoup gro vant n.phr. (PC); tchoup gro vont (PC). Pot-bellied minnow; espèce de vairon. Tchoup gro vant. Mo te kònen pèche sakale ave ye. I used to fish sacalait with them (with big-belly minnows). (PC) •tchoup choupik n.phr. (PC). Small variety of minnow; espèce de petit vairon.
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shoupik
CA, MO 60, PC, ST
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n.
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Bowfin, mudfish, grinnel; amie, espèce de poisson. (Amia calva).
Mo kwa ye gen barbi, e ye gen dikap, patasa , mo kwa ye gen choupik osi. I think there are catfish, and there are carp, perch, I think there are mudfish also. (PC)
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shov
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Bald; chauve.
♦ Est-ce que vous connin pouquoi carencro yé chove ? Do you know why buzzards are bald? (FO T6)
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shovèl
PC
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n.
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shòvè!
PC
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Shovel; pelle.
En chòvèl, li fe pou ramase latè SLACK. A shovel is made to pick up loose earth. (PC)
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shoz
BT, CA, MO 60, PC
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n.
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shoj
CA
shòj
BT, CA, PC, NE
sho
PC
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Thing; chose.
La primye choz mò fe avon mon fe enn rob mon gad pou la patron. The first thing I do before making a dress is I look for a pattern. (BT) •Li saboulé moin de coups de poin, chose qui mo té pas zattende. He showered me with blows of his fists, a thing that I did not expect. (T37)
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What-do-you-call-it, what’s-his-name; machin, truc.
Moun ki dan chòz-ye, dan la vwazinaj. Y ole prète zouti de fwa. The people in what-do-you-call-it, in the neighborhood. Sometimes they want to borrow tools. (PC)
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shu
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int.
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Shh! Chut!
♦ Chut, Martine.... pa fé di trin, prinne gare. Sh, Martine, don’t make any noise, be careful. (TM)
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shu
BT, ST
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chi
CA, PC
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Buttocks, ass; cul.
To fè myè fe sa o m a taye to tchi. You’d better do that or I’m going to whip your behind. (PC); M ap ale kou-pye twa dan to tchi. To tro move. I’m going to kick you in the ass. You’re so bad. (CA) •hale son tchou v.phr. To haul one’s ass; se magner le derche. De tous les bords yé descendu pauvre nèg-là, li té juste halé son tchou. From every side they were coming down on the poor black man, he was just hauling his ass. (DC)
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shurout
PC
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n.
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lachurout
PC
lachirout
PC
lachirit
CA
chiri
CA
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Diarrhea; diarrhée.
Li manje tèlman labouchri li trape latchirit. He ate so much pork, he got diarrhea. (CA)
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shval
BT, CA, NE, PC
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n.
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shwal
CA, MO 60, PC, ST
shfal
PC
shvo
PC
shwòl
PC
swal
PC
shvo (pl.)
NE
shwo (pl.)
MO 60
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Horse; cheval.
Kan li RIDE chfal-la li tchòm le gid-ye. W hen he rides a horse he holds on to the reins. (PC); Chwal montir. Riding horse. (MO 60); To gen pou mèt labrid-la dan so ladjèl. Li gen lakòd-ye chak kote pou GUIDE ye chval-la. You’ve got to put a bridle in his mouth. It’s got ropes on each side to guide their horse. (CA); Mo neve te lenmen kase chwal maron. My nephew used to like to tame wild horses. (ST) •Fiy-ye va ri apre mwen si ye wa twa monte mwen konm on en chwal. The girls will laugh at me if they see you riding me like a horse. (JR) • ti chwal n.phr. (PC). Pony; poney, petit cheval. •chwal lasel n.phr. (BT). Saddle horse; cheval de selle. Mo abitud monte le chvo d sèl. I used to ride saddle horses. (BT) ♦ Ma montre twa ke Konpè Bouki se pa plis ke mo chwal la sel. I will show you that Brer Bouki is no better than my saddle horse. (DU)
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