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Cajun French term for Cypress Knees?
Posted on 5/14/18 at 12:17 pm
Posted on 5/14/18 at 12:17 pm
Oddly my in-laws from Cutoff don’t seem to know this. Seem like I remember hearing something that’s pronounced “Boos -tih-neaux”,
For context, “The Sac Au Lait we’re holding tight to the Bustineauxs on Saturday”
Am I misremembering or is that right?
For context, “The Sac Au Lait we’re holding tight to the Bustineauxs on Saturday”
Am I misremembering or is that right?
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Posted on 5/14/18 at 12:19 pm to dpd901
Booskio's (SP?)
This post was edited on 5/14/18 at 12:20 pm
Posted on 5/14/18 at 12:21 pm to dpd901
I literally just had this conversation a couple of weeks ago.
It's pronounced "Booskieauxs"... No idea how it is spelled.
It's pronounced "Booskieauxs"... No idea how it is spelled.
Posted on 5/14/18 at 12:22 pm to dpd901
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Oddly my in-laws from Cutoff don’t seem to know this
theres no cypress trees in cut off.
Posted on 5/14/18 at 12:43 pm to maisweh
Boscoyo
Posted on 5/14/18 at 12:46 pm to dpd901
Mais, mon ami,ca c’est les CHICOTs, oui!!!
Posted on 5/14/18 at 12:46 pm to dpd901
Posted on 5/14/18 at 12:58 pm to LSUCouyon
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CHICOTs
No baw, no
Posted on 5/14/18 at 1:27 pm to dpd901
We always pronounced them
"Bo - C - O"
"Bo - C - O"
Posted on 5/14/18 at 1:36 pm to celltech1981
Your link has some interesting translations:
Down the Bayou = South
Fuh shore = that's the truth
Up the bayou = North
Down the Bayou = South
Fuh shore = that's the truth
Up the bayou = North
Posted on 5/14/18 at 3:24 pm to Big Bill
well considering that cowan is a turtle in one part of cajun land... and a cowan is part of a girls anatomy in another... I'm sure cypress knees can have two meanings....
now I want one of you know it all cajun wanna be's to tell me what the cajun word for lawn mower is.......
it's lawn mower......... things that came along after they were entrenched here took the anglo words.....
now I want one of you know it all cajun wanna be's to tell me what the cajun word for lawn mower is.......
it's lawn mower......... things that came along after they were entrenched here took the anglo words.....
Posted on 5/14/18 at 3:33 pm to choupiquesushi
was actually talking to a guy from cut off the other day, and said something about a guy from raceland and asked if he knew him since they were both down the bayou
he stated he did know him but corrected me that the second guy was from up the bayou
he stated he did know him but corrected me that the second guy was from up the bayou
Posted on 5/14/18 at 4:03 pm to choupiquesushi
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well considering that cowan is a turtle in one part of cajun land... and a cowan is part of a girls anatomy in another... I'm sure cypress knees can have two meanings....
Indeed it can. There are countless dialects of Cajun French.
I was interviewing an old woman a few years ago and accidentally asked her,
"Can I get a little pussy of coffee milk for my girl?"
She had a semse of humor about it.
As for mower, I'd say les tondeuse. That's the old word for shears. I suppose add auto to it.
This post was edited on 5/14/18 at 4:07 pm
Posted on 5/14/18 at 4:16 pm to maisweh
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theres no cypress trees in cut off
Plenty of cypress trees in Cut Off.
I have six and next door neighbors have several.
All up and down the bayou.
cypress knee- boscoyo
Posted on 5/14/18 at 6:12 pm to celltech1981
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Dos Gris a scalp
I think they mean "scaup."
quote:
Negresse a term of endearment for a female cajun
quote:
Rozoe long thin reed often used to make a duck blind
It's roseau.
Who came up with this list?
This post was edited on 5/14/18 at 6:19 pm
Posted on 5/14/18 at 6:30 pm to X123F45
quote:As well as English. faucet/spigot...
There are countless dialects of Cajun French.
Posted on 5/14/18 at 6:31 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
Maybe I should have thoroughly read my source
Posted on 5/14/18 at 6:53 pm to celltech1981
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Maybe I should have thoroughly read my source
My wife's late Cajun-French speaking grandfather used the term "negresse" on occasion; it wasn't a term of endearment for a Cajun woman.
quote:
Ne·gress
'negres/Submit
noun dated offensive
a woman or girl of black African origin.
This post was edited on 5/14/18 at 6:54 pm
Posted on 5/14/18 at 7:00 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
It's a great french song too. Google it.
This post was edited on 5/14/18 at 7:04 pm
Posted on 5/14/18 at 7:11 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
quote:
My wife's late Cajun-French speaking grandfather used the term "negresse" on occasion; it wasn't a term of endearment for a Cajun woman.
Lmfao!!!!!
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