BAYOU


Meaning of BAYOU in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbī-(ˌ)ü, -(ˌ)ō ]

noun

Etymology: Louisiana French, from Choctaw bayuk

Date: 1763

1. : a creek, secondary watercourse, or minor river that is tributary to another body of water

2. : any of various usually marshy or sluggish bodies of water

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.