I. noun
also ca·jan or ca·jin ˈkājən
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: alteration of Acadian (native of Acadia)
1. : acadian 2 — sometimes taken to be offensive
2. usually cajan : one of a people of mixed white, Indian, and Negro ancestry in southwest Alabama and adjoining sections of Mississippi
II. kəˈhün noun
( -s )
Etymology: American Spanish cajún, cajum, from Maya
: a West Indian fiber plant ( Furcraea cubensis )
III. ˈkā(ˌ)jən adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Cajun , noun
1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Cajuns
Cajun French
Cajun music
2. : being, relating to, or prepared in a style of cooking originating among the Cajuns and characterized by the use of hot seasonings (as cayenne pepper)
Cajun shrimp